Example sentences of "with his [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 2 | After an initial two nights in the sleep laboratory in which it was confirmed that he was continuously awake , he returned with his wife for a five-night stay . |
| 3 | Then Goodman scored a soft goal with his head for a free kick near the corner flag . |
| 4 | Fusil had been worried that the two local teams would walk away with his event for a second year in succession , but he had his hopes firmly pinned on the ultra-fit , para-military French police team , GIGN , to uphold French honours . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's that crackpot Mark Lemon with his idea for a comic magazine . |
| 6 | This was despite the fact that Churchill , amazingly for a new and over-rewarded recruit to the Conservative Party who twelve years before had nearly broken up the Asquith Cabinet with his demand for a larger navy , began his Chancellorship by presenting an importunate demand to the Admiralty ministers ( who were Baldwin 's closest friends in the Government — Davidson was the junior minister ) for a slashing of the cruiser replacement programme . |
| 7 | In reply to the Vice-Chancellor 's words of thanks , Michael coupled his toast to the future prosperity of the University with his wish for a successful launch of the Campaign for Resource . |