Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pron] [noun] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this poem he thanks his benefactor for obtaining his release after ‘ Well nigh sev'n years ’ of captivity : |
| 2 | He uses his talent for accenting throwaway lines and for pathos , as well as his sense of comedy , especially in the drunken farewell when he drowns a beautiful old Rolls-Royce in the Baron 's swimming pool . ’ |
| 3 | Is a defendant who fails even to consider that a woman might not be consenting still to be acquitted if he takes her consent for granted ? |
| 4 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 5 | After we 've signed the visitors ' book , he reproaches my husband for picking up his bag : ‘ We have a bag-carrying service . ’ |