Example sentences of "of his [noun sg] for [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Letter from Vial to the Odiham Society , to whom he had sent 10 copies of his plan for forming a veterinary college . |
| 2 | THE Queen , rather pre-occupied these days , has nevertheless found time to quash attempts to strip Sir Walter Raleigh of his title for introducing the dreaded weed in to this country . |
| 3 | An example of the strength of this animus occurred in 1982–3 in the celebrated case of the Revd David Armstrong , censured by the elders of his congregation for entering the Roman catholic church across the road to offer its worshippers Christmas greetings , and eventually forced to leave his ministry ( Armstrong and Saunders 1985 ) . |
| 4 | A policeman was charged with manslaughter following the shooting in Béziers on Dec. 21 of a Moroccan teenager in the course of his arrest for stealing a car . |
| 5 | Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson , criticised by sections of his crowd for allowing the deal , went to the unusual lengths of attacking Cantona 's refusal to obey club rules and detailing his faxed request to leave . |