Example sentences of "he [be] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the new baronet lived in India and no instructions from him were expected for many months . |
| 2 | He is selected for that reason , because he will not be suspected by the police . ’ |
| 3 | The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities . |
| 4 | One of the country 's leading experts on the secret services says the evidence confirms what he 's known for some time . |
| 5 | As long as they had been promptly informed he was covered for any eventuality . |
| 6 | In a series of acts dating from 1317 , 1322 and 1328 he was compensated for any losses sustained through the renunciation of that claim . |
| 7 | Because he had actually found the cut wires he was grilled for several days , as were several other suspects , all electricians . |
| 8 | True , he went to rouse Sir Ralph but he was searched for any weapons , he had no key , and even if he had entered the room , favoured son or not , Sir Ralph would scarcely have offered his throat to be cut . ’ |
| 9 | Half wanting to quit , half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments , indecisive and forlorn . |
| 10 | It was very nearly a great voice and sometimes , when Gesner was on form , when he was forced for some reason to try hard , it was a great voice . |
| 11 | He was paid for that seal and for his unrivalled knowledge . |
| 12 | Preston was looking stiff because he was braced for another horror story . |
| 13 | And at the end of this week he was braced for another blow : the Supreme Court was set to announce whether he would face impeachment proceedings on embezzlement charges . |
| 14 | In 1918 , at the invitation of ( Sir ) Ronald Storrs [ q.v. ] , the military governor of Jerusalem , he was seconded for several months to Palestine to advise on the renewal of crafts and light industries destroyed during the war , and worked closely with C. R. Ashbee [ q.v. ] , the governor 's civil adviser and secretary to the Pro-Jerusalem Society . |
| 15 | He was seconded for this trip as a back-up to Inspector Leeming . |
| 16 | Coenwulf vigorously crushed the revolt in Kent and captured Eadberht , who was blinded and mutilated and taken in chains into Mercia ( ASC A , F , s.a. 796 ) where he was imprisoned for some years at Winchcombe . |