Example sentences of "he [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'E 's keen on 'er , and she seemed ti be fond of 'im till 'e asked for 'er in wedlock . ’ |
| 2 | Anyway , 'e spoke for about an 'our and at the end of it 'e asked for people to come forward and testify that they were saved . |
| 3 | Anyway , 'e spoke for about an 'our and at the end of it 'e asked for people to come forward and testify that they were saved . |
| 4 | A week later the labour master was convicted ; he was fined ten shillings and costs , although the solicitor who was defending him asked for him to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment ( in which case , an appeal could have been lodged ) . |
| 5 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 6 | Brunel , in fact , was advised by Gainsborough executives that continued attendance at the society 's screenings would damage the reputation of the films , such as The Vortex and Blighty , that he made for them . |
| 7 | He made for it , then , slam ! |
| 8 | The 50-minute film he made for Arena suggests why : Last Supper — Frank on Frank looks like a parody of the excesses of Sixties avant-garde film-making . |
| 9 | Outside , the world was waiting for Mr Major 's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door . |
| 10 | He made for London , where he resumed his former way of life , a mixture of study and worldly pleasures , but never losing sight of the main objective . |
| 11 | Everyone hastened to stand aside as he made for the door . |
| 12 | He made for it , taking a short cut through the carpark adjoining a few prefabricated sheds that called themselves the Hawkwood Industrial Estate . |
| 13 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
| 14 | Then he made for the stairs , taking them two at a time . |
| 15 | He made for himself a special balance with which he could measure the exact proportions of two metals in a mixture or alloy . |
| 16 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 17 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 18 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 19 | His whole body jerked in denial as he made for the drawing-room . |
| 20 | As he made for the door she said , ‘ You wo n't forget to take that bottle in for her , will you ? |
| 21 | It features new stone sculptures intended to be shown outdoors as well as in the gallery , a new red ‘ Void ’ from that continuing series of wall sculptures , one of which was shown in Kapoor 's pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1990 , and material related to the stage designs which he made for recent performances by dancer Laurie Booth at the Queen Elizabeth Hall . |
| 22 | While a good case can , in retrospect , he made for the national interest being served by higher prices , there were few at the time who argued against the interpretation of Citrine and Self that there was a long-run obligation to sell as much electricity as possible at as low a price as possible . |
| 23 | He made for the Druid 's Well , a mile or so to the east of the town . |
| 24 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
| 25 | So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared . |
| 26 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 27 | Straight and fast flew Bower-bird as he made for the mountain top . |
| 28 | Ice on the north coast of Spitsbergen made it impossible to pass Amsterdam Island , and so he made for Franz Josef Land , discovered only in 1873–4 , and partly mapped . |
| 29 | Flush with corvine visiting cards , Rolfe took up residence in Christchurch , before the fraudulent offer he made for his hosts ' house marked the end of his credit and credibility in Hampshire . |
| 30 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |