Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [vb past] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they had filled the trolley and checked off everything on their list Stuart and his Mum looked for a checkout that was n't busy . |
| 2 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 3 | His voice died for a moment . |
| 4 | And erm , it wa , at the reception afterwards we actually paid him the fine er , a contribution to a a , a fund his church had for a painting they wanted to buy . |
| 5 | It was now … she caught a glimpse of a man 's gold watch as his hand reached for a drink , and saw to her consternation that it was already after eight . |
| 6 | His journalism continued for a while until the mid '80s when he decided to concentrate purely on recording . |