Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN Jonathan Bamford takes his bike out for a run , he 's glad it 's fitted with a windscreen wiper motor . |
| 2 | Jazz tossed his hair back for the first time to take in what was going on . |
| 3 | The world 's No. 1 batsman , according to the ratings , was two days into his 40th year , and had once again set his side up for a further victory to help blot out the misery of 1987–89 . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ? |
| 5 | An old man took his grandson out for a walk one day . |
| 6 | Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score … |
| 7 | Gunn was in splendid form : it was just past 7 o'clock , he was the 19th caddie to get his name down for the day and , almost certainly , he would work two jobs before nightfall . |
| 8 | Last week a husband took his wife out for a drive and we had 45 minutes to get the place ready , wine chilled , chandeliers , and have a lobster dinner ready on the table by the time they got back . |
| 9 | If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening . |
| 10 | Tod held his head down for a couple of minutes , then sloped off . |
| 11 | The Prime Minister had his head down for the vast majority of the speech , assiduously following the whole of the 57 pages either to avoid the accusatory , glaring eyes of the Opposition or to check that his Chancellor did not deviate from the text . |
| 12 | Referee Larry Thompson stepped in to save the Hull fighter from further punishment after a sustained assault from Hardy after he had put his man down for a count of eight early in the round . |
| 13 | ‘ No , ’ said Philip , coming up to him and holding his hand out for the gun . |
| 14 | ( He holds his hand out for the dagger . |
| 15 | He chuckled , then held his glass out for a refill of vodka and orange juice . |
| 16 | In the dying minutes Alexander Tikhonov scored a try ; but almost immediately Bob Kimmins forced his way over for the final try , with Strett , almost inevitably , converting . |
| 17 | He leads his country out for a world-record 36th time and would only continue at the top if the Springboks win . |