Example sentences of "[vb past] his [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cheers : Johan Egelstedt toasts his victory with Greville Janner , the local MP who championed his fight for equal status with female au pairs |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In the wake of Roe 's fourth place in last week 's Rome Masters , Chandler put such a sizeable bet on his charge that the bookmakers reduced his odds for this week from 40–1 to 20–1 . |
| 8 | Even old Henry Spalding , who had returned to Lapwai in the spring , added his signature for good measure . |
| 9 | He climbed the ladder and studied his face for half an hour in the silver disc that was his halo . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But his explanation for the lie that cost him his job failed to convince an industrial tribunal which rejected his claim for unfair dismissal . |
| 12 | Prosecutor Joanna Korner said : ‘ He told a senior officer he ruined his life for 10 minutes of joy . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Benson declared his availability for this year 's Ireland matches and the Irish selectors deemed he should play for Munster , the weakest of the six inter-pro teams . |
| 15 | However , only two hours before last year 's Champion Hurdle , Flown , then a four-year-old , also showed his liking for these surroundings when winning the Supreme Novices ’ Hurdle . |
| 16 | Torrance was the winner at nearby Penina in 1982 and again the following year at Troia near Lisbon , and showed his liking for Portuguese courses by finishing fourth here at Vila Sol on the Algarve last year . |
| 17 | Adam rather admired his great-uncle for this . |
| 18 | In 1876–7 he made his first visit to Japan and this confirmed his admiration for oriental design and inspired much of his best work , as well as a book , Japan : its Architecture , Art , and Art Manufactures ( 1882 ) . |
| 19 | The jazz scene confirmed his liking for youthful excitement and the importance that his student friends now had in his life is registered in a series of portraits . |
| 20 | John Reid took the honours on Captain Horatius , who confirmed his liking for soft ground by stretching away by four lengths from Half A Tick . |
| 21 | Mr Smith , who served in the Callaghan Cabinet in the late 1970s , reaffirmed his support for Scottish devolution and for constitutional reform , including the introduction of a Bill of Rights . |
| 22 | Subsequently , however , under pressure from more radical mujaheddin groups , Mujjaddedi withdrew his support for Soviet-mujaheddin talks , and on Oct. 28 the Bakhtar Information Agency in Kabul announced that Borhanuddin Rabani , rather than Mujadedi , was to head a delegation of Afghan opposition groups to Moscow at the end of October or beginning of November . |
| 23 | BRITISH Telecom 's ‘ Mr Sickie ’ who took more than three years off with illnesses withdrew his claim for unfair dismissal yesterday . |
| 24 | The Libyan leader , Gaddafi , expressed his support for Soviet proposals to safeguard international peace during a visit to Moscow in April 1981 . |
| 25 | In the 1976 Stevens Lecture , the Archbishop of Canterbury expressed his support for this as a moral principle . |
| 26 | Describing the ANC plan as unrealistic , de Klerk on Nov. 26 released his timetable for future constitutional reform . |
| 27 | In 1870 he published Alpine Flowers for English Gardens and The Wild Garden , two books which began his campaign for hardy plants in mixed borders and more natural settings , in contrast to tender plants in the geometrical bedding then popular . |
| 28 | The silence was broken by the entrance of Edward Morris , he smiled at her warmly and she returned his smile for this was a generous customer , a rare being who had paid her in advance for her work . |
| 29 | This Act of 1806 may well have given young Ben the final push he needed : in that or the following year he packed his bags for good , waved his loving sisters a fond farewell , and set off for London , fame and fortune . |
| 30 | Lou Macari packed his bags for Celtic today , and word from the Potteries is that Smith , one time skipper of Stoke , is high on their wanted list . |