Example sentences of "[pron] was [art] [noun sg] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1925 , Herbert Macaulay produced West Africa 's first successful daily newspaper , the Lagos Daily News , which was a mouthpiece for his National Democratic party . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Though he appeared no longer bent on seduction , nor even aware of her seeming absence , Isabel knew she was no match for his strength . |
| 4 | She was a sucker for his charm . |
| 5 | It 's the old woman who was the nurse for his mother . |
| 6 | His health was failing and there was a subscription for his return to England . |
| 7 | He also knew that there was a cure for his loneliness . |
| 8 | The husband disputes the claim , on the ground that there was no consideration for his promise . |
| 9 | Rival clubs insist there was no competition for his signature , however . |
| 10 | There was no pity for his evident loneliness and many stories circulating about his arrogance and the superior manner in which he parked the cheaply-framed photograph of his parents on his night table . |
| 11 | McLeod 's family placed a similarly strong emphasis on the value of education but failed , not because of the methods the parents chose to ram it home — on his own admission , they were not ‘ overstrict ’ — but because they set unachievable objectives for him ; nothing short of these objectives would satisfy and so there was no reward for his best efforts . |
| 12 | Heroes : Augusto Odone , who refused to accept there was no cure for his son , and Nick Nolte , who plays him in the film Screen drama : Michaela Odone , played by Susan Sarandon , nurses her son Lorenzo , Zack O'Malley Greenburgh , in a moving scene from Lorenzo 's Oil Prof John Sargent : helped pioneer treatment |
| 13 | He was still the great lover , and the woman beside him was the reason for his constant philandering . |
| 14 | He ca n't recall the man 's story but clearly it was a pretext for his accomplice to search the house . |
| 15 | He ca n't recall the man 's story but clearly it was a pretext for his accomplice to search the house . |
| 16 | It was a disappointment for his many fans not to see him in action . |
| 17 | It was a mailshot for his own agency , which was then starting up , to potential clients . |
| 18 | It was a demand for his own deselection . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |