Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] his [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that this affected his appetite for the bottles on Franco 's highest shelf . |
| 2 | He was just as at home behind the wheel of a Sports Car as he was in a Grand Prix car , and his passion for all branches of the sport possible hindered his quest for the world title . |
| 3 | If Hastings ' performance did much to underline his candidacy for the Lions captaincy — no one else of his individual stature has a similar gift for bringing players together on and off the field — it also made a significant contribution in bringing the new Murrayfield to life . |
| 4 | The rebuff did much to undermine his enthusiasm for the Conservative party . |
| 5 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 6 | Fresh from his defeat in the gubernatorial election in Louisiana in November [ see p. 38566 ] , David Duke on Dec. 4 announced his candidature for the Republican nomination . |
| 7 | Forlani , 66 , had on May 17 withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency after up to 60 members of parties participating in the former ruling coalition , including many DC deputies , had failed to vote for him in the fifth , sixth and seventh rounds . |
| 8 | In 1216 it was Eustace who commanded the fleet which ferried Philip 's son , Louis , across to England when the latter mounted his bid for the English throne . |
| 9 | Vaclav Havel , who had been federal President from June 1989 until July 1992 [ see p. 39015 ] , on Nov. 17 confirmed his candidacy for the post of president of the Czech Republic . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I had made that clear , ’ said Wheeler with no attempt at all to disguise his contempt for the Archdeacon . |
| 11 | Here he first developed his love for the sea , which influenced so much of his later life . |
| 12 | But promising newcomer Victor Ubogu has taken his shirt leaving the older hand desperate to push his case for the Barbarians against the world champions , Australia . |
| 13 | Asked whether executive chairman De Benedetti would be ready to sell his shares for the sake of the company , Passera pointed out that in the current capital-raising exercise , he is injecting $180m , and has burdened his own company with additional debt to help Olivetti . |