Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] his [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a statement on May 10 , Odinga vowed to carry on his fight for political pluralism . |
| 2 | After his talks with Mr Baker , Chancellor Kohl toned down his enthusiasm for moves toward German unity . |
| 3 | 1 John 3:16 tells us that we only know what love is because ‘ Jesus Christ laid down his life for us ’ . |
| 4 | Ray Illingworth was surely not exaggerating when he said that Barrington ‘ laid down his life for cricket ’ . |
| 5 | In Churchill 's speech in Zurich in 1946 he laid down his ideas for a ‘ kind of United States of Europe ’ : ‘ The first step in the re-creation of the European family must be a partnership between France and Germany . |
| 6 | He felt that his bombing of Germany would hang on his conscience for the rest of his life . |
| 7 | The vague red haze swam over his eyes for a moment , then cleared . |
| 8 | There is every possibility that he has mixed up his candidates for unity and division . |
| 9 | This was the point at which he drew up his application for the Mandan Foundation grant . |
| 10 | Zen suddenly understood that Bartocci had some move in mind , something which he was keeping up his sleeve for the moment . |
| 11 | Between now and the early spring he will continue to consult people and build up his plans for the crucial meeting with ministers . |
| 12 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 13 | He completed a three-match ban last weekend but could not win back his place for the Coca-Cola Cup against Crewe . |
| 14 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 16 | Annie could n't be bothered to spell out his response for him to become aware of . |
| 17 | In fact , he may have already turned down his opportunity for advancement . |
| 18 | A commercial bank had turned down his application for a loan because he could not provide collateral and besides , the money he needed was ‘ too small ’ . |
| 19 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 20 | Looking over his shoulder for a second to be sure of his footing , he backed into the water , dragging Carey after him . |
| 21 | Had n't Monsieur Gauthier hinted as much , spoken of how Fernand was always ‘ looking over his shoulder for Germans ’ ? |
| 22 | CD began writing up his travels for the Daily News , of which he was the first editor , and 8 ‘ Travelling Letters ’ appeared there between 21 Jan. and 11 Mar. 1846 , ending with the section entitled ‘ Piacenza to Bologna ’ in the book ; the ‘ Travelling Letters ’ were revised , and the remaining sections written for its publication as Pictures from Italy in May 1846 ( Bradbury & Evans , 1 vol . ) . |
| 23 | She would shut him up , trample him down , stop up his mouth for ever with hot red mud . |
| 24 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |
| 25 | He will not give up his quest for a full cap . ’ |
| 26 | He 'd give up his job for a pint ! |
| 27 | He has no plans to open up his hallway for public viewing . |
| 28 | He could see from the changing mottle of the secretary 's complexion that Garvey had made up his mind for him . |
| 29 | I think Tony 's made up his mind for which he 's , school he 's he 's going to go to . |
| 30 | Daine was n't the only multibillionaire living out his fantasy for ever . |