Example sentences of "for [pron] [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under centuries of Ottoman rule , throughout the Balkans , the individual had counted for nothing unless he had connections , ‘ family ’ . |
| 2 | It was not for nothing that he was chosen as Mr Squeaky Clean after the sexual and financial aberrations of his two predecessors . |
| 3 | It 's not for nothing that he has earned his reputation as Scotland 's most effective ‘ company doctor ’ . |
| 4 | It was not for nothing that he paid house insurance . |
| 5 | ‘ It is n't for nothing that he was called the most dangerous man in the galaxy . ’ |
| 6 | Praps they were just getting a little fed up of Wilko selling players for nothing when he decided he did nt want them any more ? |
| 7 | IT was widely assumed that Sir Lawrie Barratt was working for nothing when he re-took the reins of his housebuilding empire last summer . |
| 8 | He 's very good and he 'll probably do it for nothing if he can get a couple of hours off . ’ |
| 9 | All her discoveries seemed to count for nothing if he did n't care . |
| 10 | The landlord said that we could have the hall on Sunday evenings to run the club , and we could have it for nothing as he would make his money on increased bar sales . |
| 11 | It was a tense moment for everyone because he could n't control where he landed or his speed . |
| 12 | One collector even suggested to Mr Laurentius that no one was really waiting for these new techniques and that it would be better for everyone if he stopped . |
| 13 | And she could n't ring for them unless he was really awake . |
| 14 | ‘ Get out now , ’ Shamlou ordered the other two terrorists and waited for them before he entered the makeshift cage . |
| 15 | In the fourth Gospel Jesus tells his followers , heart-broken because he is going to leave them , that it is better for them that he should do so : |
| 16 | Some treated Charles Manson as a hero , and the underground newspaper , the Los Angeles Free Press allowed Manson to write a column for them while he was in jail ; another , called Tuesday 's Child depicted him on a cross . |
| 17 | he I should of thought it were big enough for them but he said |
| 18 | As far as I could ever determine , he really did do that — he actually sat down and wrote a song for them because he liked them and did n't want them to go away . |
| 19 | Well , old was doing the the executorship for them because he poked his nose into everything ! |
| 20 | which is something they get to rely on and I should keep thinking , that 's a hell of a for them because he 's never in all our married life washed a sock |
| 21 | who 'd just started working for them and he w he did n't look |
| 22 | for them and he said there ai n't a bugger in England that 's good ! |
| 23 | Celtic pressed forward — and Collins made it a memorable night for them when he shot the third goal eleven minutes from time . |
| 24 | erm The second half started as the first half finished , with a again a very erm entertaining game erm in the fiftieth minute , on a break , Almondsbury 's Alex Stocker was nearest to scoring for them when he floated a long ball forward which Mark Sibble was very glad to tip over the bar . |
| 25 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 26 | And it 's never quite fitted for me that he could be so stiff and laconic in Cabinet and yet try and be much more expansive on these set-piece occasions . |
| 27 | It was a great thrill for me to beat Yevgeniev and important for me that he was there . |
| 28 | ‘ It is wonderful for me that he is there to talk to . |
| 29 | ‘ You were having a nightmare , chick , ’ he said and his face looked gaunt and anguished in the spill from the street-lamp as he rearranged the bedclothes , making a ‘ little nest ’ for me before he left the room , pulling his nightshirt round him . |
| 30 | It was from the credit that the , I went the education secretary his , his secretary was retiring and er he came for me because he knew I knew Guild and Co-operative work you know . |