Example sentences of "when he [vb past] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
| 2 | Also I know that my coach at North Harbour , Peter Thorburn , was very impressed with Ian when he played for us last summer . |
| 3 | ‘ I used to hero-worship the guy when he played for my father , ’ said Luke . |
| 4 | I think erm Winston Churchill when he went for his Eton exam or the entrance exam to Eton or something and erm y'know they asked some question and he and he goes on and erm after five minutes he wrote his name , very neatly , right ? |
| 5 | And when he went for his injections I said to the vet can you snip that funny little growth and he said oh we 'll wait until he 's under , complete anaesthetic and then , it 's only a little wart he said . |
| 6 | When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so , avoiding touching him at all costs . |
| 7 | After opening nights at Blackpool , she would snub John ; when he waited for her at the front entrance with their car and chauffeur she would deliberately slip out of the Stage Door and go home by tram . |
| 8 | When he reached for her hand , it slid away from his . |
| 9 | When he reached for her free hand , clasping it in his own , it was as if she 'd touched a metal surface after walking on a nylon carpet — the shock of contact almost painful in its suddenness . |
| 10 | The day after , Jamie came in with the wooden dish of porridge , held it out to Cameron , then twitched it away when he reached for it and turned it upside down . |
| 11 | She had nearly told him she would n't be there when he came for her . |
| 12 | When he came for your father . |
| 13 | The halt , when he asked for it , was square . |
| 14 | But when he asked for his toast , a sister told him he would have to eat rolls and jam or go without . |
| 15 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27-6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 16 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27–6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've — er — seen quite a bit of him since I met him when he called for you that time , ’ Leith managed , the ever-present ‘ if you value your job ’ threat there in her head again . |
| 18 | When he auditioned for us , late in " 42 , Collingwood 's reaction was " a marvellous musician ! " , but at the same time Menges was concerned that his voice would n't carry in the larger theatres . |