Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [noun] for his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry swallowed the soft strangulation of tears and clung with desperate hands to the obstinacy that must do duty for his flagging courage . |
| 2 | ‘ Rohan obviously felt he could make plans for his own future , at last . |
| 3 | And when he learned their numbers , he could seek reinforcements for his five hundred from over the Border , from the castle garrison , even from Dunbar . |
| 4 | Up on the first floor , in the Grill and Cheese , Ken would hold court for his various theatrical acquaintances — although few of them were really close friends . |
| 5 | But as the Church has always told us — even the Devil can quote Scripture for his own purposes . |