Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 FORMER England captain Terry Butcher has won his fight for a football future at Sunderland .
2 LAUNCHING his bid for the deputy leadership , Mr John Prescott was on his best behaviour yesterday .
3 A used car dealer is offering a ten thousand pound reward to track down arsonists who 've attacked his premises for the second time in two weeks .
4 Request : In the guise of pop-group ‘ The Howlers ’ ( ‘ We play loud modern rock music not entirely lacking in melodies ’ ) , we contacted the portly football fan to request his consent for a song ( and concept album ) to be titled ‘ Mad Hattersley 's Tea Party ’ .
5 We did n't discuss his plans for the day , only mine , and those I presume are hardly of interest to you . ’
6 Their goals came in the first half , Scot Sammy Johnston opening his account for the club and
7 Dane Jacobsen was one of the best known and most accomplished actors of his generation , so it had been a real coup for the tiny television station to secure his services for a drama serial on the Vikings , to be shot in Cumbria .
8 And Goethe — although he retained his admiration for the Greeks , and not least for the three tragedians , right up to his death in 1832 — mostly looked in other directions for his inspiration after the unfinished drama Pandora of 1810 .
9 He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday .
10 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 .
11 There may also have been a second such experience immediately prior to the Battle of Milvian Bridge , at which Constantine defeated his rival for the imperial throne .
12 The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time .
13 NEWCASTLE 'S Paul Charters is hoping victory against lightweight world challenger Racheed Lawal in Denmark tonight will boost his bid for a European title challenge .
14 He described his proposals for the coming year as neutral because he did not want to hamper recovery .
15 If any further evidence is needed to underline the growing possibility of a US-British rift over Northern Ireland , Clinton emphasises his support for the ‘ MacBride Principles ’ , which would require American firms based in Northern Ireland to abandon their operations there unless they complied with strict anti-discrimination criteria .
16 He was determined to become President in his own right , and he had a year in which to establish his fitness for the office .
17 But Gary was keeping his predictions for the gilt market restrained .
18 Armed with papers , his head filled with lists of stockholdings , production figures , statistics of pre- and post-war profits and losses , with preliminary architectural plans for the restoration , first , of the three houses in France , and ideas for those property holdings abroad , Edouard arranged to meet his brother for a week-long series of discussions .
19 The Pope 's initial enthusiasm for its stridency has waned , as has his toleration for the way Rome is governed beyond the Vatican walls .
20 When young Scott Booth underlined his claim for a first full international start against the Germans on Wednesday by continuing his scoring form with Aberdeen 's second goal six minutes into the second half , things looked bleak for the hosts .
21 Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News .
22 He reported his search for a tapestry at Paris , to cover the walls of the chancel-lor 's hall at Westminster , but had not yet found one suitable .
23 Jim Scott massaged his calf for a moment , then pushed open the driver 's side door of the Lancia and clambered out .
24 As he bent his knees for a closer look , a single spot of blood from his cut hand fell on to a wing ; shocking crimson on the pale surface , spreading into a crude blotch .
25 Herbert caught his enthusiasm for the idea .
26 He looked up and stopped his hammering for a moment .
27 Herr Nordern sucked his thumb for a moment , biting at the cactus spike .
28 He sucked his teeth for a minute .
29 The little man sucked his teeth for a moment .
30 I understand perfectly well why that should be so , as the hon. Member for Blackburn ( Mr. Straw ) made clear in the Second Reading debate his support for the higher education reforms , which account for quite a large part of the bulk of the latter part of the Bill .
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