Example sentences of "his [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His raptures over pretty strangers and their come-hither designer clothes were as over-the-top as his enthusiasm for a new cocktail . |
| 2 | He reaffirmed his support for a Palestinian state and called on the Israeli government to enter into direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , but also denounced the Arab economic boycott of Israel and said that he would press the European Communities ( EC ) to pass measures opposing it . |
| 3 | His support for a 15-month blanket ban on strikes suggests that he is still not wholly aware of this fact . |
| 4 | The apparent concord of Sigismund 's opening years did not last long ; within a short period of time the episcopate threatened to suspend the king from communion , because of his support for a royal official in a case of incest . |
| 5 | He again pledged his support for a one-off meeting of MPs . |
| 6 | President George Bush had then favoured amending the Constitution in order to prohibit the practice ( and withheld his signature from the Flag Protection Act to emphasize his support for a constitutional amendment ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Sir , we have been seeking his permission for a long time ; he will not give it . |
| 8 | LAST October The Economist published a study of John Major 's chances of holding on to his majority for a full five-year parliament . |
| 9 | Less than a mile away , locked in all-day talks with Mr Major , Mr Yeltsin was promised an official trip to Moscow by the Prime Minister after his plea for a royal visit was turned down . |
| 10 | Arsenal manager George Graham , supporting his plea for a smaller Premier League |
| 11 | But his plea for a four-month stay on the sewage ban while this search was completed was dismissed by David Mazzone , the federal judge overseeing the clean-up project , and rejected by a federal appeals court . |
| 12 | In his case for a Palestinian state Mark Heller explains why , even with the recognition of Palestinian rights to self-determination , the right of return is wholly unacceptable to Israel : ‘ The return of the Palestinians … is impossible … because their introduction into Israel would derange the basic character of Israeli society and thus negate one of the primary purposes of Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza . ’ |
| 13 | He asked his Chairman for a private chat they retired to the gents and Gould who had no contract said he was finished . |
| 14 | A pensioner was told he could n't watch TV while his cheque for a new licence was being cleared . |
| 15 | Coun Frank Platt invited them into his parlour for a civic reception after their ‘ against all odds ’ Wembley appearance this month . |
| 16 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 17 | One day Mr Brownlow asked him to come to his study for a little talk . |
| 18 | NEWCASTLE 'S Paul Charters is hoping victory against lightweight world challenger Racheed Lawal in Denmark tonight will boost his bid for a European title challenge . |
| 19 | The New Hampshire result ensured that the challenge of Buchanan would be maintained at least into March , and increased the growing belief that Bush — despite having recorded popular approval ratings of up to 90 per cent in the immediate aftermath of the Gulf war — was vulnerable to defeat in his bid for a second presidential term . |
| 20 | Andre van Troost is growing in technique and control , close to making his bid for a permanent place . |
| 21 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 22 | Sister Marcus has finally been able to persuade him to go back to his club for a short rest . ’ |
| 23 | The door closed and she was probably back at her desk before Jenkins moved , having abandoned his search for a good come-back . |
| 24 | Hereward 's own background needs clarifying in case there are other people who wanted him dead.Dersingham , and by extension Vanessa , might have a motive , so I need to know where he 's got to in his search for a putative heir . |
| 25 | A City businessman who swindled investors out of millions of pounds to finance his search for a perfect gambling system was jailed for four years . |
| 26 | They felt that a low status job of that kind was unfair to the family as a whole and would be unhelpful in his search for a permanent one . |
| 27 | This did not mean that the play itself was not exciting as drama , but it meant that for Eliot , intent on his search for a vital relation between ritual and art , this play would not suffice . |
| 28 | ‘ A statement of investigation or research , presenting the author 's findings and any conclusions reached , submitted by the author in support of his candidature for a higher degree or professional qualification or other award ’ . |
| 29 | Where she might be he could not imagine and the gap between them seemed perceptibly to widen as he sat waiting in his car for a doleful hour of encroaching twilight . |
| 30 | His mind for a long time before this crisis arose had been turning to the idea of a new party orientation and government by what he called a Council of State … |