Example sentences of "and he [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he played for old Mrs Lark . |
| 2 | Inspector Graham Cox , of Sussex police , said the cause of the accident was still being investigated and he appealed for any witnesses to come forward . |
| 3 | It was a big place and he waited for twenty minutes while girls came and went . |
| 4 | Sir Rhodes urged Mr Patten to reduce poll tax levels in London by imposing a cap of £300 per adult , and he asked for special help for those people living in low rateable value homes built between 1860 and 1930 . |
| 5 | In another passage our final text reads ‘ His words were as if meant for himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 6 | The magazine text brings in the paradox of public and yet as if private utterance : ‘ His words were as if spoken to himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 7 | I actually asked one question and he spoke for forty minutes without stopping . |
| 8 | And he spoke for three hours About ivory towers And warlords in armoury suit And the traveller sat And stared into his hat Because he was a deaf and dumb mute . |
| 9 | Brin was issued with false documents to fool the Germans and he worked for 5 months with the resistance , helping allied servicemen to escape along the so called Comet line ; a 1,500 mile route across Europe from Holland through Belgium and France , on through Spain to the safety of Gibraltar . |
| 10 | Brin was issued with false documents to fool the Germans and he worked for 5 months with the resistance , helping allied servicemen to escape along the so called Comet line ; a 1,500 mile route across Europe from Holland through Belgium and France , on through Spain to the safety of Gibraltar . |
| 11 | One pal said : ‘ He loved her so much he would have done anything to protect her and he paid for that love with his life . ’ |
| 12 | His alcoholism apparently alienated his former writing partner ; his admirable disinclination to offer any public denial of his homosexuality may have compromised his potential as a solo performer ; and he battled for several years with the throat cancer which finally killed him . |
| 13 | In the year 1733 Prince Rudolf of Ruritania came to England on a visit and he stayed for several months . |