Example sentences of "if he [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 2 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 3 | You should have been notified by your employer if he opted for this but if you never heard anything , or can not remember , write to that employer , or to the DHSS , and enquire . |
| 4 | Around her the crowd ebbed and flowed in a flurry of noise and colour , and Lucenzo 's arm curled around her body as if he cared for her safety . |
| 5 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 6 | The Chancellor was thus in a much stronger position than under Weimar , and , additionally , he could request an early election if he asked for a vote of confidence and this was rejected by the Bundestag . |
| 7 | I had sixty guineas , I had a hundred if he asked for it . |
| 8 | Toby was a well-known golf writer , even if he wrote for a newspaper that was rarely , if ever , seen in the boardrooms of Britain . |
| 9 | But if he springs for the Savoy , he 's going to want to try out the stuff he saw in Swedish Au Pairs Get Raunchy . ’ |
| 10 | If he hoped for public sympathy from his revelations about the affair and marriage , he was very wrong . |
| 11 | Stewart told us that Whaddon 's offer of a free bus pass and as many pizza slices as he could eat if he signed for the club was ‘ frankly , insulting ’ . |
| 12 | If he disappeared for more than a few hours she became frantic and ran to the Zborowskis ' apartment in the Rue Joseph Bara to ask for news , and almost lived there until he was eventually found . |
| 13 | But if he decides for Mrs. McLoughlin , then he has intervened in Mr. O'Brian 's life even though the latter was not warned that this would happen . |
| 14 | Eochaid said , ‘ If he sent for you , would you come ? ’ |
| 15 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 16 | I was told that his legal advisers were concerned that if he applied for a taxation this would amount to an adoption of the bills and prejudice his other objections to the bill . |
| 17 | ‘ Give him help , if he asks for it . ’ |
| 18 | If he asks for a review board he gets it because there is no provision in the regulations for even the Secretary of State to refuse such a request . |
| 19 | ‘ If he asks for Jehana 's hand , ’ Zurachina said , ‘ it will be refused . ’ |
| 20 | If he opts for a basic valuation , for which he pays a lower fee than for either of the other two , he will normally receive a copy . |
| 21 | If he opts for physical delivery , he will be allocated one of a number of prime banks whose sterling time deposits are accepted by LIFFE as being of deliverable quality . |
| 22 | The authorities are reportedly prepared to release Fr Jin if he appeals for clemency on grounds such as ill-health . |
| 23 | Finally , a person who is given permission to enter for a particular purpose will be a trespasser if he enters for a different purpose . |
| 24 | Of course , if he settled for Burleigh for one more year , there was the position of head boy , with all the possibilities for mischief of a sophisticated and enticing sort that that would bring with it . |
| 25 | If he runs for President next year then he 's got to be clean , and that means that the issue of his drug-sodden kids will have to be defused . |
| 26 | Recognizing Soares 's popularity , the PSD had decided in April 1990 not to field its own candidate if he stood for re-election . |
| 27 | yeah it 's good if he caddies for me cos if he 's playing by shot he goes , ee crap , bastard , so I think fuck you and er stiff my necks on to it |
| 28 | Even if he aims for a gross profit 5–10% less than a competitor , Mendoros believes , overheads are such that he should come out better at the net level . |
| 29 | But of course if he worked for Raleigh where they 've got a vast labour force a vast pay as you earn scheme then any income would be taxed by Raleigh as a subsidiary source so there would be another code number there , they would actually be collecting tax at two sources , but they would still need to allocate allowances , it may well be that , at Raleigh for example , they 've covered that by allowances in which case they pull back five hundred pounds there to collect . |
| 30 | You , Sir Richard , wish him good night whilst Lady Isabella sends down a maidservant to ask if he wishes for anything . ’ |