Example sentences of "with his [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | João went off hunting in the Alentejo with his friends for the last three days before the wedding , so Sara had little opportunity to get to know him better . |
| 2 | In self-confident mood , Franco pressed ahead with his plans for the Law of Succession . |
| 3 | When he arrived with his parents for the interview the headmaster took him to a field where a few golf holes were laid out , handed him a wedge and a bucket of balls , and told Jack to hit some shots at one of the greens while he organised some tea for his parents . |
| 4 | For Oldfield , exacting a satisfactory arrangement with Virgin had become a point of principle , inextricably entwined with his feelings for the man whom he had long regarded as friend and protector , and his need to prove something to himself : ‘ It had got to a point where I said I ca n't respect myself unless I 'm prepared to stand up and fight Richard . |
| 5 | The day before the Sale Arthur Crawford arrived with his plants for the Sale , suddenly as if by magic , turning a whole section of the pews into a beautiful living garden — perhaps the most appropriate way of all to support this particular cause ? |
| 6 | Ben Bateman ( far right , seated ) , poses with his colleagues for the 1922–23 Palace team photograph . |
| 7 | JAMES WAANA , of Thailand , does not have to read Rudyard Kipling to know that ‘ there is neither East nor West … ’ when he comes ‘ face to face ’ with his rivals for the Embassy World Championship . |