Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] for his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was while she was looking for his record folder in the filing cabinet that she realised her hands were trembling . |
| 2 | She was working for his charity for a third of what she could earn in the City , he enthused . |
| 3 | He is banished for his crime , she kills herself , and the Roman monarchy is brought to anend . |
| 4 | In the upper section he is prepared for his beheading and there is a fine Salome ; below , in the vase of the pulpit , the saint preaches and baptizes Christ in the River Jordan . |
| 5 | He is waiting for his friend . |
| 6 | He is remembered for his period as a Labour MP ( 1964–70 ) partly because he introduced dehydrated mashed potatoes into the Commons kitchens . |
| 7 | ‘ I think he 's looking for his mother . ’ |
| 8 | And she saying like he 's waiting for his accomplice like and they 've said they 've broken in . |
| 9 | On Monday we 'll see what progress he 's making for his comeback to the county … and maybe even the international scene . |
| 10 | He 's worked for his uncle ever since he left school , he lives in his uncle 's house and this is about all he can call his own . |
| 11 | because he 's working for his course . |
| 12 | The first sign of unrest and he 's running for his life . |
| 13 | He 's fighting for his life in St Charles 's Hospital . |
| 14 | It was needed for his marriage to Sharon Richardson , 22 . |
| 15 | Then he remembered he was looking for his friend . |
| 16 | In all his court appearances he was noted for his calmness and composure . |
| 17 | In mature life Freeman was a large , distinguished-looking man with a walrus moustache ; he was noted for his humour and self-effacement . |
| 18 | He was noted for his cruelty during the Vietnam War , while working for the CIA , and is now making a living in the world of international money laundering . |
| 19 | For some years now Pecham had been lecturing in Rome where he was noted for his austerity , his learning and his authoritarianism . |
| 20 | He recalled he had suffered a terrible nightmare ; so vivid that even when his eyes were open and he was screaming for his mammy , the nightmare would not leave him . |
| 21 | Lancaster had even told Jane he was searching for his wife . |
| 22 | I need your help , " he said slowly , putting the finishing touches to the snowman he was building for his sister . |
| 23 | But even he was blasted for his portrayal of the evil inquisitor Torquemada . |
| 24 | He was fighting for his life . |
| 25 | ‘ For a time he was fighting for his life and we thought we might lose him . |
| 26 | So he was fighting for his state against Florida and against other states who were trying to get these public projects . |
| 27 | He was praised for his screen performance in Buster . |
| 28 | He was known for his brilliance , for his razor-sharp mind and for being a wonderful preacher . |
| 29 | Just as he began to fear that he was running for his life through a nightmare landscape that had no end , the ground suddenly opened to reveal the rushing waters of the beck and the section of crumbling stone wall on its other side . |
| 30 | It was easy to see that he was running for his job then . |