Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He issued the text of his decree calling for a nationwide vote of confidence , and it omitted any reference to the special powers he had claimed on Saturday during a televised address . |
| 2 | We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public . |
| 3 | James was speaking at his home in Shepherds Bush , West London , as members of his family gathered for a celebration party . |
| 4 | Mr Fisher worked for several years at the Squilver Quarry as office manager , and in his retirement served for a lengthy period as Hon. |
| 5 | I stood outside his door listening for a long time ; there was n't a sound . |
| 6 | Tukalo , as Selkirk captain , also had cause to reflect on his decision to opt for a tap penalty when the Soutars trailed 6-12 in the first-half . |
| 7 | My first memory is of falling off a rather high bed at the age of three years on the evening that my parents had moved into a house near the top of Hampstead Heath , and of my Father going off on his bicycle to search for a doctor as I had cut my head . |