Example sentences of "his [noun pl] for this " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had started to prepare his notes for this occasion , he was overwhelmed by private memories : St Louis was the place of his birth , and Washington University itself owed its foundation to his grandfather ; and when in the lecture he spoke of the characteristics of a national literature , and American literature in particular , as " a strong local flavour combined with an unconscious universality " it is clear to what locale he belongs . |
| 2 | His manager , Liam Brady , must decide this morning whether or not to bring the Englishman back into his plans for this afternoon 's game against Rangers . |
| 3 | His reasons for this were simple . |
| 4 | Ever since her birth he had been ultra-anxious without expressing , even to himself alone , his reasons for this . |
| 5 | Before the end of the day , he had had a short sharp interview with Chief Inspector Chips Salter , who produced the names of the two families he suspected of killing the Pitts , with his reasons for this suspicion , while at the same time letting John Coffin know he thought he was wasting his time looking elsewhere . |
| 6 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 7 | On the day Brezhnev issued his proposals for this region in Delhi a Soviet statement condemned a speech by Brzezinski for setting forth ‘ a large-scale programme for the further buildup of the US military presence in the Persian Gulf ’ . |
| 8 | The circuit was one of the first to stage hippodramas , employing Andrew DuCrow [ q.v. ] and his horsemen for this purpose . |
| 9 | Corydoras expert DAVE SANDS chooses his favourites for this month 's gallery . |
| 10 | I gave him the booklet and I told him I 'd been doing it … oh , yes , and he 'd put it in as one of his objectives for this year . |
| 11 | The confirmation came within seconds , along with details of the Orders Group , at Which the Commanding Officer would give his instructions for this , the longest M2 bridge built by the regiment in recent years . |
| 12 | He did n't single out his children for this . |
| 13 | The French master chef , dressed in his long bespattered apron , stood by his post chopping , slicing , stirring and mixing with a vigour which drenched him in sweat whilst he swore at his apprentices for this or that . |
| 14 | In the wake of Roe 's fourth place in last week 's Rome Masters , Chandler put such a sizeable bet on his charge that the bookmakers reduced his odds for this week from 40–1 to 20–1 . |