Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now once he got in for his half , half pint in , in the in the passage he 'd have , he 'd have a good swig and , and it was about when he 'd got to bottom of the glass put it down . |
| 2 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 3 | Rivera departed and Schellenberg phoned down for his car , pulled on his overcoat and went out . |
| 4 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 5 | It was up to her , quickly , to forge herself a manner that would give her an advantage in whatever negotiations were to come : and she had done so , by the time he came down for his breakfast . |
| 6 | The game had started well for QPR when England striker Les Ferdinand waltzed in for his 15th goal of the season after three minutes . |
| 7 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 8 | One day when Mr Seeders came in for his meal , he drank too much beer . |
| 9 | He decided to throw caution to the wind before Selwyn came over for his tea . |
| 10 | And then , after putting the note on his bed for him to read when he came back for his rest and covering it with the undyed hessian bedspread in case their child saw it , she would sit down and try to wring words out of the sleepy little boy at breakfast before he went off to school , and find that she had an empty morning in which to worry about what she had written . |
| 11 | ‘ He came back for his spare hearing-aid ? ’ |
| 12 | Nickle raced in for his second try and Ropati compounded Wigan 's agony with the seventh and final touchdown beneath the posts . |
| 13 | Jack 's last game for the Palace first team was on Easter Saturday , 3 April 1926 , when he helped Palace to a 1–1 draw at Gillingham , but 7,000 fans turned up for his Benefit match at Selhurst Park a little over a year later to show their appreciation of as fine a player as ever wore the Palace colours . |
| 14 | Oldham forward Keith Atkinson , who has broken almost every bone in his body , picked up £6,000 yesterday when 1,588 fans turned up for his testimonial . |
| 15 | Pontypridd 's main concern is the fitness of outside-half Neil Jenkins , who turned out for his club in a home friendly against Penarth on Tuesday — only his second game in seven weeks because of an ankle injury . |
| 16 | While his workmates ran to safety , John turned back for his jacket , and his delay was disastrous . |
| 17 | Jose-Maria Olazabal finished on a better note with a 70 and was five under par for the last three rounds , which partially made up for his first round of 76 . |
| 18 | Fred made up for his lack of inches by waging psychological warfare in the form of a relentless monologue . |
| 19 | When he smiled , the warmth in his eyes , so stunning for being so unexpected , made up for his cranky disposition , his overwhelming pomposity . |
| 20 | He let go her hands , and made up for his earlier error by making a fuss of the dog , who was sitting on his own blanket , adding laughingly , ‘ Even Hector is obliged to take notice of it , I see . ’ |
| 21 | Jeff made up for his neglect by taking Ronni out for both lunch and dinner next day . |
| 22 | Still , seven minutes later Magilton made up for his miss . |
| 23 | Le Tissier made up for his earlier error after 72 minutes when he crashed home a 30-yard a left-foot volley but his team could find no way back . |
| 24 | The research Jarvis embarked on for his book took him into the lower level concourse at Bond Street . |
| 25 | Then he rushed in for his money , a little too quick off the mark … ’ |
| 26 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 27 | The alarm bells were already ringing for Wigan in a scrappy , error-strewn game , when the 18-year-old O'Donnell , in his only his second senior outing , stepped up for his moment of glory . |
| 28 | After passing out top of his class he signed up for his National Service and travelled around Europe , first with the King 's Dragoon Guards and then as an officer in the Catering Corps . |
| 29 | I asked Joe about the heart attack and the changes that it had brought to his life as he settled down for his six hours ' daily practice at the Manor Leisure Club in Yeadon , near Leeds-Bradford Airport . |
| 30 | Alfieri watched out for his clients and tried to help them as far as his job would allow . |