Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [det] of his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " He 's arranged for some of his men to come along — it 's very heavy , you know — and he wondered whether you want it moved upstairs or downstairs . " |
| 2 | He shuffled past well ordered , dusted shelves and racks , and past the little office where his father had sat and schemed for most of his life . |
| 3 | For example , in the Northern context , the previous bishop of Down and Connor , Dr Philbin , refused for most of his period of leadership in Belfast to have Jesuits visiting or residing in his diocese . |
| 4 | When he died , he divided his liquid assets and his land between his sons , having first provided for each of his daughters through setting up trust funds which would provide them with a good income . |
| 5 | Another man , a colleague in the newspaper industry in London , left the office where he had worked for most of his adult life to travel home for the weekend . |
| 6 | He is a remarkable old man in any setting , but in the bushveld of southern Africa , where he was born and has lived for much of his life , he was in his element . |
| 7 | Kevin Seymour , a 43-year-old architect who has cruised for most of his life , was one of the serious sailors attracted to these tough little cruisers . |