Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun sg] for [art] [num ord] " 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 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 3 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room , gathering his strength for the next act . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The TV presenter looked across at the sergeant , as though registering his presence for the first time . |
| 9 | Husband sat back in his chair and began lighting his pipe for the third time . |
| 10 | Richmond said McHale was already planning his side for the next campaign . |