Example sentences of "on his [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Here this son brought undue pressures on his parents for the benefit of the plaintiffs , and for himself of course , because he wanted the loan . |
| 2 | Clive Smott ( 59 ) was formerly with Princess Eugene Road Garage Reserves and has agreed to come out of retirement and put on his boots for the first time in three years . |
| 3 | The only lodgings James had been able to afford were so squalid he had scarcely been able to concentrate on his studies for the cold each winter , and the thought of a house and a wife to warm his bed had been added incentive to pursue marriage plans with Maud Rollerson . |
| 4 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 5 | A PATIENT has been left in agony after a hospital cancelled an operation on his legs for the ninth time . |
| 6 | ‘ If we do n't make the final , Cy Gilette [ the umpire ] will have our blood on his hands for the rest of his life . ’ |
| 7 | Culley swung at him , coming up on his toes for the blow . |