Example sentences of "[pron] be the [noun] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was agreed that we should be married as soon as Leslie had completed his parachute training , which was the reason for his being sent home . |
| 2 | It 's the old woman who was the nurse for his mother . |
| 3 | The execution of the will was certainly not a quick and easy process because of the number and geographical range of the bequests : there were the arrangements for his burial in the Church of St. Thomas of Acre in London , the founding of a chapel at Woodhead and the School in Stockport , together with masses and annual and daily services of prayers for his soul , road building in Essex , repair of the Cripplegate in London , gifts to the poor in and around Stockport and London and to churches in Stockport , Ashton , and Mottram , mourning rings to be made for particular friends , and legacies to his family . |
| 4 | He was still the great lover , and the woman beside him was the reason for his constant philandering . |
| 5 | It was the base for his ‘ Highgrove set ’ , the gang of pals which included Camilla Parker Bowles whose friendship with Charles over the years made Diana so jealous . |
| 6 | The idea of being nice to someone because they were going to leave you their money was not pleasant ; Tom often told himself this , but it was the reason for his going to see his grandmother . |