Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] his [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | France 's Environment Minister , Brice Lalonde , has threatened to resign unless the government agrees to implement his plan for a new waste tax . |
| 2 | It was published in America in 1974 , translated by Peter Kussi , who has revised his translation for the new edition of 1986 which I am discussing here . |
| 3 | If anything in the Amis corpus has validated his penchant for the poison dart , it was last year 's Memoirs : indiscreet , at times indefensible , but nevertheless a book to leave you giddy with laughter . |
| 4 | FORMER England captain Terry Butcher has won his fight for a football future at Sunderland . |
| 5 | Essex Middleton cup manager Norman Groves has selected his side for the second trial match against Berkshire Under-35s to be played at the Esso BC , Abingdon , on Sunday morning . |
| 6 | His acknowledgement is thoroughly deserved considering how the ex-Arsenal and Coventry boss has transferred his passion for the game into a Chelsea side , which is a delightful mixture of kids like Eddie Newton and Frank Sinclair and mature professionals such as Andy Townsend and Mick Harford . |
| 7 | The Prime Minister has shown his support for the Heritage Minister , David Mellor , in spite of recent reports about his private life . |
| 8 | Andrew Castle , now retired from the ATP tour , has replaced his racket for a broadcaster 's microphone . |
| 9 | We do not know yet whether he wants to extend his visit for a short time to see friends , or become a student , or stay permanently . ’ |
| 10 | COMEDIAN Griff Rhys-Jones has pledged his support for a £200,000 appeal to improve a new nature reserve on the banks of the Stour estuary . |
| 11 | LABOUR candidate Paddy Cosgrove has pledged his support for a fight against opencast mining at Holywell on the edge of the constituency . |
| 12 | Andy Payton 's haul of six goals in four games has taken his tally for the season to 14 . |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH team manager Ken Knott has switched his pairings for the return Gold Cup meeting with Sheffield at Cleveland Park tonight . |
| 14 | He believes that ScotRail 's 9 per cent increase in revenue over the past year has strengthened his case for a buy-out . |
| 15 | ALLAN CAMPBELL , who took over his new post as national director of coaching and development for the Scottish Badminton Union ( SBU ) on Monday , has outlined his hopes for the future . |
| 16 | Middlesbrough manager Lennie Lawrence has to prepare his players for a final push after a gruelling season . |
| 17 | Paul Parker , United 's England defender who has also been missing through injury , hopes to prove his fitness for the Rumbelows Cup final in a reserve game against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane this evening . |
| 18 | The author wishes to express his thanks for the cooperation of all those who have provided the information and views on which this current publication is based . |
| 19 | Hoccleve duly begins to translate his sources for the main work next day . |