Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am grateful for his congratulations to the Government on the completion of the Chelmsford bypass . |
| 2 | I am grateful for his remarks . |
| 3 | I agree with my hon. Friend , and I am grateful for his support . |
| 4 | The hon. Member for Wansbeck believes that no inward investment has come to his constituency and , if that is the case , I am sorry for his constituents . |
| 5 | ‘ But I still ca n't say I 'm grateful for his behaviour regarding Silvia . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ That means I 'm responsible for his spiritual welfare . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you and your family think I 'm responsible for his death ? ’ |
| 8 | To say either that someone acts authoritatively or that someone is responsible for his actions may depend upon the possibility of ascribing mental states or capacities but neither is merely a shorthand way of ascribing them . |
| 9 | No simple , all-purpose listing is given here , because any GM will need to dish out powerful items which are suitable for his campaign . |
| 10 | R. A. Butler , the new Chancellor , was , moreover , unwilling to take chances on market forces in areas which were vital for his economic strategy , such as the export drive . |
| 11 | Ironically , it might have been this shadow hanging over him which was responsible for his change in fortunes on the course . |
| 12 | So he dug a bomb shelter in the back yard , which was fine for his wife and little daughter , William 's mum-to-be , but not so convenient for him when he joined the Merchant Navy and found himself out on Atlantic convoys with the wolf packs at his heels . |
| 13 | You are responsible for his return . ’ |
| 14 | When he saw the terrorists , the people who were responsible for his plight , he lunged forward , grabbed a rifle off one of the soldiers . |
| 15 | Remember how you were concerned for his or her welfare , how you wanted to know if he or she had slept well , had eaten properly or was too cold or too hot ? |
| 16 | Unsurprisingly , he 's reluctant to discuss their relationship — after all , since DEF II falls under her authority , most people assume she is responsible for his career . |
| 17 | Alongside Scott McNealy , at the ‘ Meeting of the minds ’ press conference in California , on 1 September , will be Sun 's lasest hotshot recruit Dr Boris Babaian — the inventor of the 10GFlop Elbrus supercomputer developed for the Soviet space programme — who is renowned for his wizardry with software architecture . |
| 18 | They fought the whole time , but underneath she was frantic for his love and approval . ’ |
| 19 | Although she was grateful for his tenderness , later on , in bed , she was also grateful that it was too early to resume sexual relations . |
| 20 | After all , he was her brother and she was anxious for his welfare . |
| 21 | She was frightened for his safety . |
| 22 | I was n't so sure about that : did n't know to what extent she was responsible for his behaviour . |
| 23 | Lucius Cornelius Scipio , brother of Publius Scipio Africanus who was famed for his victory over Hannibal in Africa , defeated Antiochus III of Syria at the Battle of Magnesia in western Asia Minor in 189 BC . |
| 24 | An influential voice in the debate was that of Georg Kerschensteiner , Director of Education in Munich , ‘ the Mecca of all school reformers ’ , who was famous for his opposition to ‘ general ’ continued courses , preferring instead the ‘ vocational ’ but in an integrated curriculum designed to train young workers as citizens . |
| 25 | Hermite was a distinguished mathematician who was well-known for his generosity to younger men . |
| 26 | The Act enabled Morant to establish a medical department at the Board of Education headed by George Newman , who was well-known for his commitment to improving health care for the working-class . |
| 27 | Nicholson , who was renowned for his ability to crystallise ‘ anything ’ , not only crystallised the rosaniline free base but also went on to prepare and crystallise a range of rosaniline salts . |
| 28 | Caterling was a lethal swordsman in the time of Richard III , a protector of the Royal Forests who was renowned for his evil grin , a grin that became even broader when he was despatching a poacher with his trusty sword . |
| 29 | One about the soldier-hero Lei Fung who was renowned for his good deeds , as well as for his exemplary adherence to Chairman Mao 's revolutionary line . |
| 30 | It may actually have been Gandhi who was responsible for his optimism about this . |