Example sentences of "[be] his [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rugby Union now , and Mark Eagon , the Oxford University rugby captain has invited Errol Norwitz who gained blues in 1988 and 1989 , to be his vice-captain for the coming term which includes the University 's pre-season tour of the Far East which began last week . |
| 2 | The craft has been his hobby for the past years , and in that time he has seen it grow immensely in popularity . |
| 3 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |
| 4 | Rogers 's principal political achievement was his work for the National Committee of Organized Labour , a body established in 1899 to work for universal old-age pensions . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly one of the most important milestones in the Nicol career was his selection for the Scottish tour to North American in May 1991 , during which he played in three of the six games and scored a try in each one : ‘ That really was the start of things . |