Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] for [art] " 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 | Many commentators interpreted his decision to run for the council as a means of preserving his extensive political machine while also providing a platform within the city government from which he could launch a future mayoral bid . |
| 3 | He turned , his jaw dropping for a second , before his attention was recalled to more immediate matters . |
| 4 | From then on he sat cowering in the corner beside his case praying for the journey to end and did not dare move , look down or even breath . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He even expressed his willingness to act for the police in the future , if needed . |
| 7 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 8 | The General , scenting victor , turned his horse to search for the infantry Colonel who had refused to attack the bridge and whose military career was therefore finished . |
| 9 | On 27 September of the same year he published his first book , Galfredus Petrus , Opus sane de deorum dearumque gentilium genealogia ( STC 19816.5 ) , from his new premises near the conduit in Fleet Street , where his printing-house remained for the rest of his life . |
| 10 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 11 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 12 | Roseau 's appeal to members of his association to vote for the Gaullists carried considerable weight . |
| 13 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 16 | His fingers scraping , Nicholas let his mind dwell for a moment on fuses . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | When he set out today it had been his intention to make for the hills bordering the Golden Valley , but when he got through Blakemere the sweat was dripping from his chin and the sight of a stream tinkling its way not three yards from the road automatically brought his legs off the pedals . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | On May 8 Martin Shikuku , interim secretary-general of the party , declared his intention to stand for the presidency . |
| 23 | 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 ) . |
| 24 | Joyce explained that it had always been his intention to apply for a commission in the army once he had got his degree . |
| 25 | He picked up the syringe and tested it again , speaking softly , gently almost , head turned away , his concentration reserved for the task in hand : ‘ … fuck with this old creep . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | But he was also a great admirer of Michael Banks , who was his dream casting for the role , and , unless one introduced very tortuous psychopathology , for him to murder the star was utterly unlikely . |
| 29 | Following a tremendous start to this term , the one-time journeyman has pronounced his determination to go for the title . |
| 30 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |