Example sentences of "[was/were] his [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |
| 5 | I remember their leader turning to go and wondering whether that was his signal for an all-out attack . |