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

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1 Mm it 's after the army officer , the army officer is asking him to treat his manservants for some
2 If Isabel can include in the time she spends with him developing his skills for a propensity for being slightly more economic in his travel and hospitality arrangements , I guess we 'd be even more pleased .
3 When those efforts failed , Arnulf turned to Becket , trying to persuade him to moderate his views for the sake of ecclesiastical unity .
4 Why not permit him to consummate his ideas for the annex , which include a ‘ Museum of the Americas ’ combining North and South American native , colonial , and modern art ?
5 He lowered his eyes for an instant to the parchments that littered the table .
6 He asked his players for their loyalty to him , in return for which he would do his best to improve their conditions .
7 He played in 20 Test matches and his post-war service to Yorkshire included three years as Club president , a position he vacated sadly when he found his calls for moderation went unheeded at the height of the Boycott controversy .
8 ‘ So I see , ’ I said nervously , watching as he smacked his lips for fire to stream from his mouth , the top of his head to fly upwards on a jet of steam or his eyes to turn into Catherine wheels .
9 He described his proposals for the coming year as neutral because he did not want to hamper recovery .
10 He sucked his teeth for a minute .
11 His intention , when he starts his courses for coaches , is to warm them up the Medau way .
12 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 .
13 He describes his fears for the future in his book , Architect or Bee ?
14 He uses his explorations for business , videos , pictures and stories .
15 He swapped his skis for a pair with sharper edges .
16 In doing so , he forgot his fears for a moment .
17 He reviewed the changes made during his period as Soviet leader saying that " a totalitarian system which deprived the country of an opportunity to become wealthy and prosperous a long time ago has been liquidated " , and he expressed his hopes for the future : " Some mistakes could probably have been avoided , much been done better , but I am sure that sooner or later our shared efforts will achieve results . "
18 He raised his hands for silence .
19 He blamed his parents for being over-ambitious on his behalf ; a claim denied , said the prosecution , by his sister , who would have talked of the love and support of their parents .
20 He developed his methods for estimating distances by using step-by-step cepheid variables , novae , blue grant stars … entire galaxies as standard candles .
21 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 .
22 GEORGE Bernard Shaw wanted to simplify English spelling and had such a bee ( a spelling-bee ? ) in his bonnet that he bequeathed his royalties for its promotion .
23 It was said of him that ‘ the untiring perseverance with which he prosecuted his researches for evidence in any particular subject was inconceivable ’ .
24 He examined his hands for a moment as if embarrassed .
25 He clicked his fingers for Nosey to follow him , then rode northwards in the dusk .
26 He kept his diaries for a record that would be published subsequent to the meetings .
27 But he joined the New Party and so it er he spiked his guns for a long while .
28 When he changes his models for a vulgar Cockney girl and a vagabond Italian his illustrations of lords and ladies immediately come to life .
29 He shut his eyes for a moment , but not before Kate had seen a flicker of private anguish .
30 He cancelled his appointments for a week , and stayed in the Loire , spending each day with the boy .
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