Example sentences of "by [verb] his [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Democratic Party presidential nominee , Bill Clinton , had attempted to take advantage of renewed concern over the availability of abortion by restating his support for the right to choose , and by promising that , if elected President , he would appoint to the Supreme Court only judges who supported Roe v. Wade . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Movement took against him , not so much because he had neglected the bureaucratic niceties , but more because he was ‘ a weedy , conceited , unattractive young man ’ who did not respond to exhortations to join the war effort ( presumably by swapping his camera for a pick and shovel ) . |
| 5 | She would n't have upset him by taking his dog for a walk , that was for sure . |