Example sentences of "[be] his [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rugby Union now , and Mark Eagon , the Oxford University rugby captain has invited Errol Norwitz who gained blues in 1988 and 1989 , to be his vice-captain for the coming term which includes the University 's pre-season tour of the Far East which began last week . |
| 2 | In 1885 he designed Max Gate , the house which was to be his home for the rest of his life , followed , in 1893 , by Talbothays for his brother Henry . |
| 3 | He was better placed in a university than in a school , and enjoyed more than he could have done in any other society the life of that great college , which was to be his home for the remainder of his life . |
| 4 | The child is receiving his direct physical care from a carefully selected woman who will be his nurse-cum-mother for the next few years . |
| 5 | The craft has been his hobby for the past years , and in that time he has seen it grow immensely in popularity . |
| 6 | He dragged himself from the clump of twitch-grass that had been his hiding-place for the last half hour , and shivering violently , set off on foot to the east . |
| 7 | What are his plans for the future ? |
| 8 | What is much more difficult to know is what were his motives for the decision , and what he expected to be the likely outcome . |
| 9 | Green realized he was better with the pencil than writing but made his excuse ‘ were his information for the satisfaction of an individual only , he would prefer the former as a vehicle for information , but to give to the public a numerous series of explanations all cloathed in bodily forms ; besides time and other minor considerations , it is necessary to consult the copper smith , the printer , and the paper merchant . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's his bid for the leadership , ’ one prominent ex-minister on the right of the party said . |
| 11 | A third consequence of Gandhi 's insistence on the imperfect nature of particular forms of religions is his plea for the spirit of toleration between religions on the grounds that it increases spiritual insight and gives a better understanding of one 's own faith . |
| 12 | As Bowen ( 1985 ) has pointed out , the contribution of I. A. Richards is often ignored , yet it is his prescription for the ‘ close reading ’ of texts which is the basis of most school and university teaching of English today . |
| 13 | But such is his love for the game he has adorned for close on a decade that he never gave up hope of a return to the big time . |
| 14 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |
| 15 | Rogers 's principal political achievement was his work for the National Committee of Organized Labour , a body established in 1899 to work for universal old-age pensions . |
| 16 | But his major contribution to the corporate life of the city was his work for the relief of the poor . |
| 17 | ’ I was his prisoner for the night , ’ she snapped . |
| 18 | Undoubtedly one of the most important milestones in the Nicol career was his selection for the Scottish tour to North American in May 1991 , during which he played in three of the six games and scored a try in each one : ‘ That really was the start of things . |
| 19 | Another familiar failing was his distaste for the give-and-take of bargaining . |
| 20 | What was his marks for the last test . |
| 21 | ‘ The police assumed that the money he gave her was his bonus for the Madrid Open and the Italian Championship . ’ |
| 22 | It was rare for him to feel gratitude to any person , but the nearest was his feeling for the Colonel . |
| 23 | That was his decree for the man he loved best in the world . |