Example sentences of "[vb past] his [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 2 | There may also have been a second such experience immediately prior to the Battle of Milvian Bridge , at which Constantine defeated his rival for the imperial throne . |
| 3 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 4 | He described his proposals for the coming year as neutral because he did not want to hamper recovery . |
| 5 | When young Scott Booth underlined his claim for a first full international start against the Germans on Wednesday by continuing his scoring form with Aberdeen 's second goal six minutes into the second half , things looked bleak for the hosts . |
| 6 | As he bent his knees for a closer look , a single spot of blood from his cut hand fell on to a wing ; shocking crimson on the pale surface , spreading into a crude blotch . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Mr Paul Tsongas , the former Massachusetts senator who suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination a month ago , hinted yesterday that he might re-enter the race if Mr Clinton did poorly in New York . |
| 8 | Mayor dropped his plans for the new committee and agreed to keep the Executive Board more fully informed of his actions in future . |
| 9 | In 1216 it was Eustace who commanded the fleet which ferried Philip 's son , Louis , across to England when the latter mounted his bid for the English throne . |
| 10 | DANISH international Bjorn Kristensen yesterday staked his claim for a First Division recall at Newcastle United . |
| 11 | His best season with the Palace was undoubtedly 1907–08 , during which he staked his claim for a full England cap and was England 's reserve against Scotland . |
| 12 | At a meeting with Aleksandur Lilov in Sofia on Jan. 10 Annabel Markov secured his support for an official investigation . |
| 13 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 14 | Hopes of the Economy Minister , Domingo Cavallo , for quick progress in talks begun in January over the Argentina 's foreign debt received a setback in mid-February when creditor banks rejected his requests for a 40 per cent cut in the country 's US$31,000 million commercial bank debt , under the terms of the 1989 Brady debt reduction plan [ see pp. 36541-42 ] . |
| 15 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 16 | He again pledged his support for a one-off meeting of MPs . |
| 17 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 18 | But McAlpine reserved his fire for the young team . |
| 19 | Havelock Wilson who had , of course , been among those leaders to whom Larkin 's vituperation had been particularly directed , reserved his regrets for the oppressed people of Ireland whose cause had been so ill served by the " blunders and follies " of Larkin who " had such a splendid case , but made such a sorry mess of it , doing everything he ought not to have done and nothing that he ought to " and bringing , by his defeat , comfort to the Irish employers who had nothing good to be said for them at all . |
| 20 | On May 25 , during a visit to Moscow by President Mitterrand of France , President Gorbachev declared his preference for a unified German membership of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 21 | Unhappily , Daz Sumner showed his dislike for the big , unwelcoming track with his poorest return of the season , while Mark Lemon 's lack of form continued . |
| 22 | Gorbachev himself , visiting France on Oct. 28-29 [ see also p. 37789 ] , renewed his appeal for an inter-Arab conference , although in Egypt President Mubarak made clear the view that there was currently no basis for such a meeting . |
| 23 | MacArthur stated his affection for the British people , recalling that his grandfather had come from Scotland . |
| 24 | In 1917 he could refer Garvin to a speech made in 1905 where he stated his ideal for the British Empire : ‘ we think of a group of states , all independent in their own local concerns , but all united for the defence of their common interests and the defence of a common civilisation , united not in an alliance — for alliances can be made and unmade — but in a permanent organic union' . |
| 25 | It was his next appointment in March 1904 , to the embassy in Constantinople , which fired his enthusiasm for the Middle East and settled the subsequent course of his brief but eventful life . |
| 26 | He reaffirmed his support for a Palestinian state and called on the Israeli government to enter into direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , but also denounced the Arab economic boycott of Israel and said that he would press the European Communities ( EC ) to pass measures opposing it . |
| 27 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 28 | Warner defended his recommendations for a specialised qualification in residential care . |
| 29 | ALAN DAVIES was being sincere when he expressed his sympathy for an Irish team exposed in this record home crushing as second rate . |
| 30 | Two centuries after Hale 's pronouncement , Pollock B. unequivocally expressed his support for the marital rape exemption in similar terms . |