Example sentences of "on his [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At length these bitter fruits of sin , and a sense of dependency on his providence for the averting those dreadful consequences with which others were imminently threatened , brought me to the repentance and gave me a victory over those guilty passions by which I had been so long enslaved . |
| 2 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 3 | By the time of his third Melbourne Cup in November he had already won eight races as a five-year-old and had become a national idol , but the handicapper had shovelled ten stone ten pounds on his back for the Cup , so it was no disgrace when he could finish only eighth . |
| 4 | Talk by Ray Cecil on his manifesto for the forthcoming RIBA Presidential Election , in Leeds Polytechnic , Brunswick Terrace , Leeds LS2 8BU ( 0532 ) 832600 ext. 4082 . |
| 5 | Commenting on his support for the campaign , Fuzz from Silverfish told the NME : ‘ I believe Charter 88 is creating awareness of the many injustices doled out by society today . |
| 6 | His career began in Australia at the age of 12 , running deliveries on his bicycle for a hat refurbishment service . |
| 7 | Although he is a newcomer to sailing and the America 's Cup , he has created a huge syndicate of 200 people and spent a staggering £1.4 million per month on his camapign for the past year-and-a-half . |
| 8 | The guests , who consisted mostly of green types and sensible eaters , were lectured by Jonathon Porritt , director of Friends of the Earth and very important Green Party spokesman , on his concern for the ill effects of Western food on the health of Europeans , and for the devasting results of exporting processed food to developing countries . |
| 9 | Recording Studios — an outfit Bunny and I had actually done some backtrack recording for when they wanted a sound they could n't synthesize — and that it was vital that I contact Mr Warren immediately to consult on his availability for a major recording contract , and which pub was he in anyway ? |
| 10 | Attempts to lure Howell away from Bowdoin to larger and better-known institutions all foundered on his love for the college and for the state which had adopted him . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've never implored in your life , ’ Ruth murmured , resting her wet head on his shirt for a second before pulling away and perching on the edge of the lounger . |
| 12 | Having reduced Helena to tears by refusing her a kiss on his departure for the wars , he has , you notice , to check himself from an involuntary lunge forward to comfort her . |
| 13 | The giant chaser put up an exciting performance on his debut for the champion trainer , romping home by 12 lengths from favourite Fit For Firing at Wincanton on Saturday . |
| 14 | O'Leary is in his first season at Saracens , and impressed England coach Dick Best when he scored on his debut for the London Divisional side against the Midlands earlier this month . |
| 15 | He scored 120 and 74 not out on his debut for the 2nd XI , against Kent at Chelmsford . |
| 16 | It also made a pattern of sense out of the minor ordeals through which he had passed , and put him on his mettle for the future . |
| 17 | Mr Smith looked at some of the papers on his desk for a moment , " … ah yes , Mr Partridge had to go to hospital for a tetanus injection and stitches after you struck him with a shovel . |
| 18 | Just before he was due to pack his case , tidy the papers on his desk for the last time , and go home , Spittals was surprised to receive a call from the commander of the Squad , who asked the chief superintendent to call in before he went home . |
| 19 | He is about the inn all day , speaks broken English , and in acknowledgment of any kindness will show the suppleness of his old bones by standing on his head for a little time . |
| 20 | Many years ago one such wager was made in the " Homeward Bound " , when a group of men were drinking together , the wager was made by one that nine in the bar could carry a 56 lb weight on his head for a measured mile and back . |
| 21 | She brushed by him in the dark , and her closeness , brought a sudden tingling which raised the short hairs on his skin for a moment ; then she was gone , and light from the hallway spilled into the room from the half-open door . |
| 22 | One should always bear in mind that he never went back on his sympathy for the early stages of the Revolution , and his statement in 1821 , at the height of his Toryism , when he was accused of deserting France , has its own indestructible logic : ‘ You have been deluded by places and persons , while I have stuck to principles . |
| 23 | Martin chewed on his lip for a moment . |
| 24 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
| 25 | There was a blank look on his face for a second and then he went on , ‘ Well , everything would have been different … everything . |
| 26 | The most miserable man on television put a smile on his face for a change today , to launch a new celebrity cookbook . |
| 27 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
| 28 | He walked with a limp , and had you not known better you could have mistaken the sores and scabs on his face for the kind of wounds worn by down-and-outs in Cardboard City . |
| 29 | The man stopped digging , rested on his fork for a moment . |
| 30 | Manchester United wait on Bryan Robson 's decision on his fitness for the Rumbelows Cup Final against Nottingham Forest today , and hope to use the match to launch them on the final leg of their title procession . |