Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manville poked a ten-dollar bill through the driver 's window as he alighted , keeping his palm extended for the full change . |
| 2 | The father 's had his house repossessed for not paying the mortgage . |
| 3 | John Hurst , the managing director of Deon who make a Ferrari Dino replica , has often had his cars mistaken for the real thing by owners of the genuine article . |
| 4 | She hoped such mundane matters would keep his mind occupied for a good while , because , if he ever discovered how helplessly she had responded to him , Isabel knew she would die of humiliation . |
| 5 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 6 | Brian would have his damages reduced for contributory negligence in riding with a driver who he knew was drunk and in failing to wear a seat belt . |
| 7 | Does Lee have his uprights made for him ? |
| 8 | The chief inspector realised his explanation accounted for the batsqueak of sexuality that had passed between them . |
| 9 | And so it was that she did n't hear Andrew come in and enter the sitting-room , there to see his daughter dressed for going out in her wide-skirted jersey dress , her black hair hanging loose about her shoulders , and wearing , of all things , green-lobed earrings . |
| 10 | He was n't a very good poet , I do n't think , but it was nice for him to see his poems printed for once . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's right , and got his sentence reduced for doing it . |
| 12 | Eddie George , soon to be the governor of the Bank of England , has asked to have his salary frozen for his five-year term to demonstrate his determination to fight inflation . |
| 13 | Had his bags packed for him , and took his leave . |
| 14 | When Hughie was picked as the person to head the project he just about had his suitcases packed for Sarawak . |
| 15 | ‘ And have his decision delayed for weeks by Agnes Algar 's mob screaming Rape because we 're trespassing on their terri-tory ? |
| 16 | Maybe he should follow up Lenny Campion 's suggestion , have his eyes tested for strain . |
| 17 | There is no question that any scientist who ‘ goes public ’ today will find his life transformed for the worse . |