Example sentences of "[verb] he [be] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he was made redundant from his storeman job but Mrs Smith says he was sacked for being drunk . |
| 2 | He says he was made redundant from his storeman job but Mrs Smith says he was sacked for being drunk . |
| 3 | This shows he is headed for a clear collision course with the opposition . |
| 4 | He gave him no time to pay and ordered he be jailed for up to the alternative of 14 days . |
| 5 | Half wanting to quit , half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments , indecisive and forlorn . |
| 6 | I do n't think he 's equipped for the modern age , quite frankly . |
| 7 | I do n't think he was fitted for the job as it seemed to bring out the worst in him and his language used to become very picturesque . |
| 8 | Maureen Taylor from Mistley Park Place Environmental Centre paid £45 at market for Jack and saved him being sold for meat . |
| 9 | Wearing a blue blazer , a white open-necked shirt and jeans , Newall listened intently as his lawyer battled to stop him being sent for trial in Britain . |
| 10 | Well , maybe they were n't his exact words , but I expect he would have come up with something like that had he been asked for his thoughts on Carter 's ‘ Only Living Boy In New Cross ’ . |
| 11 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 12 | If Di Haine 's Smooth Escort makes the cut for the Grand National at Aintree tomorrow he could be worth a sporting each-way bet as his trainer has always maintained he was made for the marathon . |
| 13 | I ca n't imagine him being taken for anything other than an Englishman abroad . |
| 14 | As long as they had been promptly informed he was covered for any eventuality . |