Example sentences of "his [noun] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 2 | He dragged himself from the clump of twitch-grass that had been his hiding-place for the last half hour , and shivering violently , set off on foot to the east . |
| 3 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 4 | Wim Beeren , the Director of the Stedelijk museum in Amsterdam who , in the face of deafening criticism , has always defended the restoration , admitted that Goldreyer did not bother to inform him in time about his plans for the last phase of the restoration in which the painted surface was to be treated . |
| 5 | well you know , John Smith laid out his budget for the next , study for the , to cover the next two years and there , I mean there 's no intention to , to change it in the foreseeable future , I mean they 've laid it out for two years so that the basic rate stays the same , that the personal allowances are being increased so that this will take a lot of lower paid people out of tax and that coupled with the child benefit will make everybody up to about twenty two thousand a year better off , and then from there they 'll be a , a , a range of people who to it wo n't make much difference |
| 6 | If the answer was ‘ stoppin' ‘ , the labourer would be given an extra shilling to fasten his contract for the next year , but he still had the rest of the day off to attend the merrymaking at the Hirings . |
| 7 | The TV presenter looked across at the sergeant , as though registering his presence for the first time . |
| 8 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 9 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 10 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 11 | He scored 120 and 74 not out on his debut for the 2nd XI , against Kent at Chelmsford . |
| 12 | Jake looked at his watch for the hundredth , maybe the five hundredth time . |
| 13 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 14 | Then he shook his feet free of the stirrups and , lifting his horse for the last time , sent it rearing into the enemy mass to crash and sink amongst them . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He suggested a mixture of alterations and re-routing , only leaving the 3rd as it was , although his recommendation for the 2nd was limited to slightly modifying the ridge on the third level . |
| 17 | A PATIENT has been left in agony after a hospital cancelled an operation on his legs for the ninth time . |
| 18 | Sean Dodds , for Kelly , said he was out with his girlfriend for the first time since the birth of their baby . |
| 19 | Essex Middleton cup manager Norman Groves has selected his side for the second trial match against Berkshire Under-35s to be played at the Esso BC , Abingdon , on Sunday morning . |
| 20 | Richmond said McHale was already planning his side for the next campaign . |
| 21 | WARTIME Spitfire pilot F/L Tony Cooper was recently re-united with his aircraft for the first time since crashing on marshland near the Humber Estuary in 1944 . |
| 22 | Barry fits a visor on his colt for the first time in the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup in a bid to cover all the angles . |
| 23 | JULIO ANGUITA , the leader of the Spanish Communist Party , is looking for the thief in Madrid who smashed his windscreen and broke into his car for the third time . |
| 24 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 25 | Now a doubt was creeping into his mind for the first time . |
| 26 | Despite the persistent rumours of drug use Barry commanded a considerable degree of popularity , particularly amongst the city 's 70 per cent black population , and on Jan. 21 , 1990 , he had planned to announce his candidacy for a fourth consecutive term as mayor . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | For more than half an hour Adam took Billie through his plan for the next stage of their self-initiated assignment . |
| 29 | Yesterday publican John McKeague said that Mr McGarry had been drinking regularly in his bar for the last 20 years , but added that no one had ever asked about his movements . |
| 30 | Details of his transactions for the first month are given . |