Example sentences of "he be [verb] for [adj] [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 | That 's right the tenth replacement depot in Lichfield and they used to come round to Walsall looking for absentees and deserters and they there was actually a shooting match in Street the MPs started firing the guns at these fellas who 'd gone absent without leave , and , but as I understand I remember at the time there was a lot of racism in America then and they , they picked these coloured fellas up and apparently the C O at Lichfield was very much a southern colonel and he was a racist and they used to chain these coloured guys up behind the trucks and make them walk all the way back to Lichfield behind the trucks driving the trucks at walking pace and I understand there was a , a salver , a commemorative salver in the Town Hall to be presented to him , and some an MP in the Council he were looking for this colonel , but as I understand he was court-martialled after the war for racism and so I do n't think he 'd be wanting , wanted to be connected with Walsall any more , so but this was |
| 3 | He is selected for that reason , because he will not be suspected by the police . ’ |
| 4 | He is looking for that quality which you must allow me to call ‘ modernity ’ ; for I know of no better word to express the idea I have in mind . |
| 5 | Following the completion of the acquisition of Framlington 's private client fund management business in January and the recruitment of five new investment managers in Liverpool , he is looking for increased investment revenues in this year . |
| 6 | He is calling for good conditions for traders at the new pitches in Tarleton Street , Williamson Square and Paradise Street . |
| 7 | He is calling for more funds to reduce waiting lists . |
| 8 | ‘ He is searching for another refugee . |
| 9 | He is to ask for all-party support of the event at next week 's council meeting . |
| 10 | He is to ask for all-party support at next week 's council meeting . |
| 11 | He is troubled for two reasons . |
| 12 | NICKY MASON , ranked No.5 , showed during England 's outstanding 5-1 victory over the Soviet Union at Worthing on Thursday night that he is pushing for regular inclusion in the England team . |
| 13 | He is pushing for initial funding of $A5 million rising to $A15 million in three years . |
| 14 | The announcement only fuelled speculation that he is earmarked for greater things in the Shandwick organisation , of which PRCS is now a part , or even that he was preparing the way for something completely different when his five-year golden handcuffs are released next year . |
| 15 | He is aiming for full employment by Keynesian means , redistribution of wealth through jobs , not taxes . |
| 16 | He is heading for 350 League appearances with Liverpool ( 183 goals ) and 50 FA Cup games . |
| 17 | The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities . |
| 18 | Mr , you you 've er commented upon Mr 's objection that he made himself , but of course there are he is appearing for many others , |
| 19 | She senses he is waiting for some sign from her . |
| 20 | He is applying for judicial review of a decision by the council 's professional conduct committee to prefer the less serious charge of breach of proper professional standards , which leads to an admonition . |
| 21 | Jon Stratton has suggested that he is needed for ideological reasons too ( 1983 ) : in Stratton 's view , the ‘ romantic ’ image of the creative artist is no false veneer nor confined to ‘ mass culture ’ , but part of a larger tradition , within which the dialectic of ‘ romanticism ’ and commodification is basic to capitalist culture as such ; thus it implicates the ‘ individualism ’ of , say , Beethoven as well as that of pop stars and composers . |
| 22 | In fact he is asking for two kinds of help : aid to stop ongoing injury and aid to recover from the damage . |
| 23 | Why all of them if he 's searching for one slave ? ’ |
| 24 | And of course , he 's searching for these chemicals because he believes they will make him well again . |
| 25 | Charles Pollard says soft sentencing is letting criminals get off lightly , and he 's calling for urgent reform of the criminal justice system . |
| 26 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 27 | He 's asked for pre-sentence reports and the case was adjourned until February 9th . |
| 28 | Now he 's advertising for another Girl Friday to share the sun , sea and sand with him . |
| 29 | Let's see if he does , he comes Chapel now , to bowl to him and he hoicks that away on that leg side , that 's the area you 're gon na try and hit it , that 's four runs , anywhere near it , so making intentions plain , he 's going for that leg side boundary , that was a real power shot , hit with a spin , this is exactly the way he played at Hove , he got away with it there , he moves on to twelve , I think there 's going to be a field change as a result of that and quite rightly so . |
| 30 | Our Dave 's coming for us , he ca n't have all that time off , he 's coming for three weeks in er |