Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] his [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The direct cause of the Clapham Junction accident was undoubtedly the wiring errors made by Mr Hemingway , ’ the report says , adding : ‘ He has never sought to evade his reponsibility for the appalling consequences of his errors … not one word of excuse came from Mr Hemingway . ’ |
| 2 | In fact in its original Hebrew setting the shepherd referred to a totally different picture — one who actually cared for and was perhaps even prepared to give his life for the sheep , protecting them from very real danger from which they could not be expected to protect themselves . |
| 3 | He opened his eyes and prepared to correct his daughter for the several hundredth occasion in their lives together . |
| 4 | The ambiguity of Jacques Chirac 's attitude to the National Front helped destroy his bid for the Presidency last year , and with it the credibility of the opposition to President Mitterrand . |
| 5 | Mr Aichi had had to withdraw his candidature for the governorship of Miyagi prefecture when it was revealed that he had been on the take . |
| 6 | Everything was now irradiated by this feeling , which was bound to affect his work for the good . |
| 7 | A letter from the Secretary of State had arrived withdrawing his approval for the closure in order to allow him to consider views brought to his attention by a Regional Councillor and by the local MP . |
| 8 | ( First Edition ) KEVIN DRINKELL , Coventry City 's record signing from Rangers , is set to make his debut for the Sky Blues in the Littlewoods Cup tonight , against Grimsby Town , the club where he spent the first nine years of his career . |
| 9 | The ex-CSKA Moscow goalkeeper is set to make his debut for the reserves against Oxford tonight . |
| 10 | Harrison had never tried to conceal his dislike for the Major and Carew . |
| 11 | Frank Stella forced to withdraw his plans for the Groningen Museum |