Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 Smith said : ‘ He has n't trained properly for six to seven weeks and needs a game under his belt . ’
2 He has n't come here for the Portrush air and must not be written off . ’
3 Hunger gnawed at him , he had not eaten properly for days .
4 She put her fingers to the top of his brow and traced a three inch scar downwards to the back of his ear , thinking as she did so , and not for the first time , that he had nearly paid dearly for his happiness .
5 He wanted desperately to forget himself and who he was , or had hoped to be ; now , there was little hope , for the money he had carefully set aside for his expected purposes would not last for another year , and he had no employment .
6 But Mr Ben Ali said he had already done enough for them .
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