Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his wife was always his chief protector — he did not like her to leave his side for more than a day . |
| 2 | The row has been bubbling since October but China has intensified its attacks since Friday when British governor of Hong Kong , Chris Patten , decided to publish his plans for more democracy in the territory . |
| 3 | Although Joe Nichols in the New York Times wrote that ‘ Lester Piggott rode with the competence that has stamped him as one of the world 's great riders , and brought his mount home in time ’ , the Washington Post thought that ‘ there could be fault-finding with Piggott 's tactics in tucking in on the rail and not asking his mount for more of the effort he had in reserve ’ . |
| 4 | Patten rap : China today unleashed a fresh attack on Hong Kong governor Chris Patten , saying his proposals for more democracy in the colony that returns to Peking 's rule in 1997 can never be accepted . |
| 5 | Tom Kite revamped his swing for more distance and then his putting touch deserted him . |
| 6 | KENNETH CLARKE , the Secretary of State for Health , yesterday took his battle for more money for the health service to the conference hall at the annual Conservative Party conference in Blackpool . |
| 7 | In 1985 , a primary school headmaster in Cornwall was found , in an inquiry published by the County Council , to have been sexually molesting his pupils for more than a decade . |
| 8 | Every year we buy his work for more than the year before and every year we sell for more than the year before 1991 being no exception . |
| 9 | Their plates were cleared away , and Rafaelo snapped his fingers for more wine . |
| 10 | We were due at Chauk , an old field town , next day and Captain Tizzard advised me to take Rachel to the hospital there , but warned me that he could not delay his sailing for more than a few hours . |