Example sentences of "he [vb past] [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wright , a player I 've admired since he made a name for himself at Crystal Palace , was strangely ignored for the European championship finals . |
| 2 | After we 'd sorted out his problems … he made a way for me to forget my pride … and come over to see you . |
| 3 | They challenged him and he made a run for it . |
| 4 | Through her tears she saw Garry scaling the wall as he made a run for it . |
| 5 | She watched as he made a run for the barn , her holdall , cumbersome and heavy , in one hand , across the stepping-stones , the mud , the quagmire that would , if Robyn had her way , soon become a large paved terrace . |
| 6 | City 's miserable week was confirmed when with eighty two minutes gone , Steve Brown brought down Cowell in the area as he made a run for the by-line . |
| 7 | He made a bed for the tired girl among the dead leaves , and covered her with his coat . |
| 8 | She dodged around him and ran into the road as he made a grab for her . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ he growled as he made a grab for her . |
| 10 | She launched herself into the tiny room , crouching , arms spread wide , ready to grab Gazzer if he made a dash for the door . |
| 11 | He made a dash for the table , snatched up the boiled egg and stuffed it into his pocket . |
| 12 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 13 | Archie Hart 's suit filled and perhaps incautiously he made a dash for the shelter of some dunes , where he hoped to drain it out . |
| 14 | He made a beeline for the secret panel . |
| 15 | As he came out he made a break for freedom spraying gas in the faces of his guards and hospital staff who rushed to help . |
| 16 | He made a bee-line for Janet on Thursday night during a party aboard the Thames-based HMS Belfast . |
| 17 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |
| 18 | And last night he made no apologies for the controversial remarks in this week 's edition of the magazine . |
| 19 | Outside the post office he made no apology for the roughness of his appearance but he was as friendly and charming as he had always been . |
| 20 | Though he was concerned for his children , he made no plans for the future . |
| 21 | He had a full scrip of the small white flowers when he made the journey for the seventh time , and saw the three riders pace in at the gatehouse , and stood unobserved to watch Tutilo dismount , part amicably from his guards , and come wearily towards the gatehouse door , as if he would himself take the key and deliver himself dutifully back to his captivity . |
| 22 | there 's no life on the bench for Hereford manager Greg Downs … he leads on the field … tells them what to and shows them too … he made the goal for max Nicholson last week … |
| 23 | there 's no life on the bench for Hereford manager Greg Downs … he leads on the field … tells them what to and shows them too … he made the goal for max Nicholson last week … |
| 24 | Last month , he made an offer for more than 800 acres in the M4 corridor . |
| 25 | He lowered the threshold for the highest rate of income tax in real terms , but otherwise the budget hardly changed the income-tax system . |
| 26 | He lived the inquiry for all his waking hours . |
| 27 | He entertained the House for 47 minutes . |
| 28 | When Walter Luff took over the Transport Department , he realised the potential for development of the Fleetwood route , and it was with this in mind that the first twenty-five railcoaches were purchased . |
| 29 | With that speech , he laid the foundation for the Legion of Decency which came into being a year later with the main function of rating films according to moral classifications . |
| 30 | It was to the credit of Philip IV that he laid the foundations for a dockyard at Rouen , while only a few years later in England , Edward II , whose father had built some galleys , was to possess a small squadron of ‘ royal ’ ships . |