Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun pl] [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has lifted his profits forecast for this year slightly to £950 million and expects a 15 per cent rise in the dividend . |
| 2 | It may be that , in his desire to show how little support his findings give for the Blauner and Mallet theses about the determining influence of technology , Gallie underplays the role technology can play . |
| 3 | Switching off the torch , he pocketed it to leave his hands clear for handling his gun . |
| 4 | Colin Stephens , the current Wales fly-half , took his points tally for the season into three figures with two penalties in the 11–11 draw at Pontypridd . |
| 5 | But the Wimpey Homes Southampton regional director was happy to get his hands wet for a good cause . |
| 6 | Rob Andrew has , as he himself admits , only recently begun to display his Wasps form for England — and this after 26 caps , an English record in the stand-off half position . |