Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] his [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | An aircraft engineer , currently servicing this type of aircraft , has offered his services for such a recovery . |
| 2 | In spite of opinion polls suggesting public disapproval , the Education Secretary , John Patten , has defended his plans for national school tests . |
| 3 | She has found his hands for him , and fitted them freshly at the wrists |
| 4 | MIDDLESBROUGH team manager Ken Knott has switched his pairings for the return Gold Cup meeting with Sheffield at Cleveland Park tonight . |
| 5 | ALLAN CAMPBELL , who took over his new post as national director of coaching and development for the Scottish Badminton Union ( SBU ) on Monday , has outlined his hopes for the future . |
| 6 | The alternative regime in ss219 to 229 applies if : ( a ) Target is an unquoted trading company or the holding company of a trading group ( an unquoted company will include one whose shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market ) ; ( b ) the purchase of own shares is wholly or mainly for the benefit of Target 's trade or any of its 75% subsidiaries ; ( c ) the purchase does not form part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which is to avoid tax or enable shareholders to participate in the company 's profits without being taxed on dividends ( there is a clearance procedure under s225 ) ; ( d ) the vendor shareholders are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK in the tax year in which the buy-in occurs ; any nominee shareholder must also be so resident , so if the distribution treatment is desirable it can be achieved by interposing non-UK-resident nominees ; ( e ) the shareholder has held his shares for at least five years ; ( f ) the shareholder 's shareholding immediately after the buy-in has been substantially reduced ( ie , by 25% or more , and his entitlement to profits must be similarly reduced ) ; for these purposes the shareholder must include the shareholdings of his " associates " as determined in accordance with s227 ; ( g ) the shareholder must not be connected with the company following the buy-in , and for these purposes he will be connected if he is entitled to acquire more than 30% of the share capital or voting rights in the company or assets on a winding up . |
| 7 | As Miles has said , the Whistler 's had his kicks for tonight . ’ |