Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors ordered the star , who had been playing up to 150 gigs every year for the last 10 years , to rest or maybe wreck his voice for good . |
| 2 | An official refused to accept his registration for both races at the start of the meeting and he forgot to report again after the 100 metres final . |
| 3 | But common sense , coupled with the prospect of the time and paperwork involved in interviewing the hundred or so people who 'd been through the Cookery and Refreshment Tent during the past few hours finally defeated his hope for personal glory through brilliant deduction . |
| 4 | But he robustly defends his propensity for tabloid television . |
| 5 | Following Bush 's victory , Atwater became chairman of the RNC and maintained his reputation for uncompromising aggression with a series of attacks upon Democrat leaders in Congress . |
| 6 | ‘ Naturally , I arranged for the bill to be sent to Ibrox , ’ he added , barely disguising his contempt for dull issues like club discipline . |
| 7 | A lengthy list of injury absentees at the weekend underlined his call for further new faces at the club ; youngsters Gary Paterson , Andy Dow , Neil McCann and Paul Ritchie receiving first team calls after Morten Wieghorst , Graham Rix , Jamie McGowan and Gary McKeown were forced to call off . |
| 8 | Much praised for his Paris-set debut feature , A World Without Pity , he looks poised to consolidate his reputation for conceptual clarity with his second film , Autobus . |
| 9 | Cheers : Johan Egelstedt toasts his victory with Greville Janner , the local MP who championed his fight for equal status with female au pairs |
| 10 | As the days passed , hope faded of finding John Brown alive and after 14 days it was agreed that there was no urgency as the search was only to find his body for Christian burial . |
| 11 | Stephen Windsor is challenging his conviction for armed robbery and attempted murder . |
| 12 | The procession moved through the prison at a leisurely pace , Nicholson answering the visitors ' questions with the minimum of elaboration , constantly struggling to hide his contempt for some of the more idiotic queries they presented him with . |
| 13 | On learning of this , Achym pursued his steward for three miles to Bury Down , where he did him to death at a place known as Slew Gate . |
| 14 | I shall return to this point later , but must first record how matters went in the Divisional Court , omitting for present purposes any reference to an alternative ground of relief concerning the Director 's refusal to wait whilst the applicant pursued his application for legal aid , which failed in the Divisional Court and was not renewed on appeal . |
| 15 | On 17 December 1991 the assistant recorder on a preliminary issue held that the question of suitability of accommodation for the purpose of sections 65 and 69 fell to be determined in the county court by way of proceedings for breach of statutory duty so that the judge could substitute his discretion for that of the local housing authority . |
| 16 | Even old Henry Spalding , who had returned to Lapwai in the spring , added his signature for good measure . |
| 17 | When I met him he 'd just done his shopping for two weeks . |
| 18 | It is difficult to understand why the judges selected his design for second prize , as the assessors had rejected it by saying that it was ‘ Too expensive and involving too great a sacrifice of property ’ , and were supported by Brunel and Burn . |
| 19 | Scarlatti and Bach reveal his ear for tonal colour , and miniatures as unlike as Beethoven 's Ecossaise in E flat and his own ear-tickling Valse amour confirm him as a charmer of the first order . |
| 20 | The bishop of Tours was capable of ordering his narrative for particular effect . |
| 21 | He climbed the ladder and studied his face for half an hour in the silver disc that was his halo . |
| 22 | Already in the ‘ O magnum mysterium ’ of the 1587 volume of Concerti , he had revealed his penchant for festive passages in triple time . |
| 23 | Dario Gradi , Crewe 's manager thought White would be playing up front , and prepared his defence for that . |
| 24 | However , by careful listening to your lecturer you may possibly identify his preference for certain topics . |
| 25 | Last season 's Scottish National winner Captain Dibble staked his claim for another of jump racing 's most important handicaps when defeating Boraceva by one and half lengths in the Badger Beer Handicap Chase . |
| 26 | An example of a limitation clause is where a supplier of computer software limits his liability for faulty software to the licence fee he has received for that software . |
| 27 | But his explanation for the lie that cost him his job failed to convince an industrial tribunal which rejected his claim for unfair dismissal . |
| 28 | ‘ The state some of these old boys let their bodies get into , old Fred there ai n't seen his dick for ten years . ’ |
| 29 | Prosecutor Joanna Korner said : ‘ He told a senior officer he ruined his life for 10 minutes of joy . ’ |
| 30 | The Society wish to extend belated congratulations to member Mr Len Davies of Shrewsbury upon his recent investiture with the B.E.M. Len received his medal for long-standing Railway and Public Service . |