Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] his [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ENGLAND new boy Les Ferdinand has Ray Wilkins 's nagging to thank for his call-up for the Turkey match later this month . |
| 2 | If she did n't make a stand now he would expect her to jump to his bidding for the rest of the voyage . |
| 3 | The addition was believed to relate to his passion for the music of the 1960s protest singer . |
| 4 | I think it 's partly to do with his admiration for the language , and also his background as both a reported and a writer . ’ |
| 5 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 6 | It was also good to share in his enthusiasm for the work of the Lord and to see his obvious joy that the Lord should use him and his family in such a way . |
| 7 | Applying both trust and agency principles , the court concluded that an insider who traded on the basis of material nonpublic information was liable to account to his corporation for the profits . |
| 8 | Closing his eyes , he forced himself to think of his hatred for the colonial French . |