Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tukalo , as Selkirk captain , also had cause to reflect on his decision to opt for a tap penalty when the Soutars trailed 6-12 in the first-half . |
| 2 | He turned , his jaw dropping for a second , before his attention was recalled to more immediate matters . |
| 3 | Once they had filled the trolley and checked off everything on their list Stuart and his Mum looked for a checkout that was n't busy . |
| 4 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 5 | Now he knew the real extent of her cunning , he was on his guard , his mind searching for a way out of what was a very dangerous situation . |
| 6 | His fingers scraping , Nicholas let his mind dwell for a moment on fuses . |
| 7 | Smoking the first of five cigarettes from his case which had been undamaged in his rear pocket ( matches from escape kit ) Harry made up his mind to head for a port , walking north-westerly to avoid Potsdam . |
| 8 | She hoped such mundane matters would keep his mind occupied for a good while , because , if he ever discovered how helplessly she had responded to him , Isabel knew she would die of humiliation . |
| 9 | Geoffrey Palmer , Prime Minister of New Zealand , promptly announced his intention to call for a global ban on drift-netting during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in October . |
| 10 | We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public . |
| 11 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 12 | Joyce explained that it had always been his intention to apply for a commission in the army once he had got his degree . |
| 13 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |
| 14 | His proposal called for a total of $7,900 million to be spent on increased law enforcement , more prisons , border patrols , education programmes , treatment programmes , and aid to foreign countries . |
| 15 | In order to show that a landlord is precluded from exercising his right to call for a rent review , the tenant must show that the lease or the rent review clause has been abrogated by mutual consent or that the landlord 's conduct has been such that he is estopped from exercising his right to a rent review ( Amherst v Walker ( James ) Goldsmith & Silversmith Ltd [ 1983 ] 2 All ER 1067 ) . |
| 16 | Mr Fisher worked for several years at the Squilver Quarry as office manager , and in his retirement served for a lengthy period as Hon. |
| 17 | Recalling that ‘ this country was built on ruins ’ , he added that it remained his aim to strive for a classless society . |
| 18 | He issued the text of his decree calling for a nationwide vote of confidence , and it omitted any reference to the special powers he had claimed on Saturday during a televised address . |
| 19 | The Minister shook hands firmly with Erika , his eye resting for a moment on the F.G.Y. badge in her lapel . |
| 20 | My first memory is of falling off a rather high bed at the age of three years on the evening that my parents had moved into a house near the top of Hampstead Heath , and of my Father going off on his bicycle to search for a doctor as I had cut my head . |
| 21 | Well in a sense we were able to give this very quiet manner and very enthusiastic , very explicit , very kindly , very polite erm man his chance to relive for a moment erm this great contribution that he made in the past . |
| 22 | Mr Murray set about to counteract any ill feeling towards government radio policies by arranging a nation-wide tour of all ‘ trouble spots ’ , and his schedule called for a visit to Moose Jaw during the second week of February , 1936 . |
| 23 | Invariably the butt of the family joker , he leaves his wife clamouring for an image maker for a husband . |
| 24 | Well why ca n't his father pay for a computer ? |
| 25 | It was his habit to go for a run round his island every day before breakfast , and that morning , because rain was forecast for the rest of the day , he 'd taken advantage of the brief spell of fine weather early on to gather up driftwood from the beach after his run . |
| 26 | This was Mayall 's first Hollywood film and he should n't hold his breath waiting for a second chance . |
| 27 | I stood outside his door listening for a long time ; there was n't a sound . |
| 28 | During spring 1986 his government arranged for a number of ‘ spontaneous ’ demonstrations of support in the West Bank , and a series of newspaper articles appeared confirming popular support for his efforts and denouncing the PLO 's betrayal of an historic opportunity for peace . |
| 29 | I heard his voice stop for a moment and then he went on . |
| 30 | He paused , his voice breaking for a moment . |