Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 2 | Mr Yeltsin meanwhile sent a message to John Major expressing his gratitude for the Prime Minister 's support and understanding . |
| 3 | Simon was not reticent in expressing his dislike for the Jaguar-driving members who had previously snubbed him . |
| 4 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 5 | As a captain with literary leanings , he 'll no doubt be saving his version for the eventual book of memoirs . |
| 6 | Thus , although it has been stated that there are practically no high kicks in kung fu , the practitioner who emulates the crane is training his legs for the highest possible kicks . |
| 7 | To Sara , more hard-pressed than ever at Lime Street , the intellectual and emotional sympathy binding Coleridge and Dorothy must have been both apparent and distressing , even if Dorothy , in De Quincey 's words , was a woman possessing ‘ no personal charms ’ : on only the second day of the visit Coleridge and Dorothy were occupied together correcting his poems for the new edition while Sara was left to carry the domestic burdens of the teeming cottage . |
| 8 | Harold was flexing his muscles for the perfect balance , teeth bared , knife poised over his head . |
| 9 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 10 | He had the difficult task in 1832–3 of reconciling his sympathy for the Whig government with pressing for the sort of positive action on emancipation which was acceptable both to a majority in the political and parliamentary class and antislavery militants in the country . |
| 11 | Containing his designs for the perpetual-motion helicopter . |
| 12 | Mr Rifkind , the Transport Secretary , retained his Edinburgh Pentlands seat — a result seen as justifying Mr Major 's decision to confront demands for devolution and separation by emphasising his support for the continued union between Scotland and the rest of the UK . |
| 13 | ‘ Acid ! ’ he cried after consulting his notes for the one hundred and thirty-ninth time . |
| 14 | He 's been running his shop for the past 30 years , selling everything from garters to saddles ! |
| 15 | Senior champion Andrew Roche ( Liverpool Mercury-Townsend ) shot to the top of the table by retaining his title for the second successive season and now has 17 points . |
| 16 | Members of the housing committee of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities were told of a complaint by Tweeddale District Council over a request by a tenant , who was exercising his right-to-buy for the first time , that his fiancee be included as a joint purchaser . |
| 17 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 18 | Is he involved in the coaching end of things using his experience for the young guys ? |
| 19 | The speech outlining government policy at the opening of the parliamentary session was delivered by King Hussein himself — a move which was interpreted as underlining his support for the new government of Ibn Shaker . |
| 20 | He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room , gathering his strength for the next act . |
| 21 | Then he shook his feet free of the stirrups and , lifting his horse for the last time , sent it rearing into the enemy mass to crash and sink amongst them . |
| 22 | When Chuck crossed to the cook tent , carrying his rifle for the early start they planned for the final day , his father was already sitting at a table in the open , sipping a steaming mug of black coffee . |
| 23 | I got a letter from Lee saying I 'd be carrying his bag for the 1968 Alcan at Birkdale and for the World Matchplay . |
| 24 | Without autonomous change in tastes , or in technological possibilities , or in the availability of resources , no one can have any interest in altering his plans for the succeeding period . |
| 25 | Endara criticized Arias 's decision as political opportunism , claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections . |
| 26 | The TV presenter looked across at the sergeant , as though registering his presence for the first time . |
| 27 | Outlining his proposals for the 1992/3 season , the Soc . |
| 28 | Husband sat back in his chair and began lighting his pipe for the third time . |
| 29 | Richmond said McHale was already planning his side for the next campaign . |