Example sentences of "and [verb] his [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once Smith finally began to criticise union influence in the party and voiced his preference for an electoral college composed solely of MPs and individual members , Gould penned a letter to the Guardian promising to strengthen rather than loosen union links . |
| 2 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 3 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 4 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 5 | Michael Dods replaced Appleson and retained his place for the plate match with New Zealand , for which , happily , there was some cloud cover from the blazing sun . |
| 6 | Bob Hodson phones the Wilton sales office on a Thursday and places his order for the following week . |
| 7 | He looked up and stopped his hammering for a moment . |
| 8 | He pulled her close , his arms tight around her , and buried his face for a moment in her hair . |
| 9 | Hatch straightened up from the plant box , and surveyed his handiwork for a second before looking at Cowley and saying , ‘ Maiden Lane or Memory Lane ? |
| 10 | It was no secret that Michael Foot — believing that he had a duty to the late Dick Crossman to procure the publication of the diaries — was courageously prepared to accept this risk and to bare his breast for the dagger . |
| 11 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 12 | discuss the proposed change with the New OED Project Director and obtain his approval for the change |
| 13 | At the time of his father 's death in April 1788 Sutton and his brothers were still ‘ very eminent in the practice ’ and in 1796 he published The Inoculator , in which he explained his method and displayed his contempt for the medical establishment . |
| 14 | In Brazil Bush thanked President Fernando Collor de Mello for adopting sanctions against Iraq ( one of Brazil 's major export markets ) and expressed his support for the government 's efforts to protect the Amazonian rain forest . |
| 15 | True , the new Secretary of State for the Environment laid stress , from the outset , on the need for economic regeneration , and indicated his sympathy for the voluntary sector in the tackling of urban problems . |
| 16 | The landlady , a woman in late middle age with a beehive hairdo and a face like fallen stone , gave no reaction , and Joe stepped out into the street and raised his arm for a taxi . |
| 17 | The book helped him and satisfied his mind for the time . |
| 18 | When Teacher came out and rang his bell for the children to line up in neat rows , she held Frankie back so that he was the last to obey the signal . |
| 19 | The therapist encouraged Tony to look back at what had and had not changed , and stressed the efforts Tony had made to bring some structure and pleasure to his weekly routine , and to pursue his search for a job . |
| 20 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 21 | He took a boat-shaped piece of pastry filled with crab and proffered his glass for a refill . |
| 22 | When Simon pressed and won his claim for an assistant inspector to supervise the national vaccination scheme in 1871 , the current permanent secretary , Ralph Lingen , issued a general warning in the accompanying minute : ‘ I do not know who is to check the assertion of experts when the government has once undertaken a class of duties which none but such persons understand . ’ |
| 23 | Prenton Park 's biggest crowd of the season saw the Republic of Ireland international grab a hat-trick and take his tally for the season to 17 goals , as Rovers struck twice at the death to clinch the points . |
| 24 | ‘ You — ’ he began , and searched his memory for the worst word in the Trob tongue ; the happy little beTrobi did n't really know how to swear properly . |
| 25 | At the end of the case , if everything went well , a relieved John Maxwell would thank him profusely and hug his daughter for the television cameras . |
| 26 | The day after his father 's funeral , his grandmother , Mrs Yaxlee , told him to go and ask his lordship for a job . |
| 27 | So theoretically ‘ a man can only exercise perfect love , and be completely dispossessed , if he is prepared to embrace death and renounce his body for the sake of human service ’ . |