Example sentences of "[noun] for [noun prp] [conj] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , there was not much sympathy for Erwin when his employer observed that he was ‘ clever but lazy ’ . |
| 2 | The loss of income is a particularly hard blow for Joe because his Lebanese-born wife Elham was duped three times during his captivity into paying ransom money for his safe return . |
| 3 | Since June 1868 his enthusiasm for Wagner and his works had been steadily growing . |
| 4 | He said he searched the base for Moore and his BMW car but there was no trace . |
| 5 | In February 1939 all national and regional committees were disbanded and the League Annual Conference was cancelled after the National Advisory Committee had declared its support for Cripps and his Petition campaign . |
| 6 | For many months opinion polls had showed high popular support for Markovic and his government , overwhelmingly a reflection of their success in rescuing the economy by wiping out Yugoslavia 's hyper-inflation and bringing in a convertible dinar [ see p. 37194 ; p. 37541 ] . |
| 7 | I think a lot of commentators were surprised when Arsenal paid so much money for Ian but his phenomenal strike-rate for them is probably why transfer prices have gone through the roof . |
| 8 | It is using our time , our talents and our money for God and his mission . |
| 9 | This perhaps was more obvious lobbying for Scott than his initiative over the Memorials . |
| 10 | It was largely the desire to create a diversion away from Flanders for Marlborough and his triumphant armies that led to new plans for a Jacobite invasion of the British Isles . |
| 11 | ‘ Bearing in mind that it will be Ian McGeechan 's last game as Scotland coach , it 's a perfect setting for Gavin and his side to give him a fitting send-off , ’ said Best , who will be taking a video of the Murrayfield game back with him and will spend this week poring over it , looking at both the performances of Scotland and potential Lions . |
| 12 | Christmas was a happy time in Swinbrook for Seb and his mother . |
| 13 | Grobbelaar , who has already been linked with Chelsea this season , has made 591 appearances for Liverpool since his arrival from Vancouer Whitecaps for £250,000 in 1981 . |
| 14 | The skeleton staff were no match for Massenga and his team of ex-Security policemen . |
| 15 | It was the beginning of a frustrating period for Hunt and his mood swings were on the downturn . |
| 16 | The main aim at the moment for Landreth and his two cohorts , bass-player David Ransom and drummer Ken Blevins , is to make the most of their first major-label release and to try to get a support slot with a suitable big name . |
| 17 | Nobody visited them in the evenings or dropped in for a chat during the day , except in the way of business — to sell wood to Uncle Philip or to arrange a booking for Francie and his fiddle . |
| 18 | It gives you an impressive land-holding — and offers a way out of their problems for Boz and his people . |
| 19 | That it was something new is further indicated by Sidonius 's extraordinary description of Syagrius as " a new Solon of the Burgundians in interpreting law " , implying that a Roman aristocrat had devoted himself to drafting edicts for Chilperic and his Burgundians . |
| 20 | Obviously some men were quite prepared to rely upon their skill and the contract below represented dramatic earnings for Floyd and his partners … |
| 21 | Mr Onanuga , 31 , has told friends he naively went along with the story because Mr Newton believed it was good publicity for Thresher and his own branch , and he did not see how it could harm anyone . |
| 22 | The search for a synthesis had angered supporters of the Shatalin plan , Yeltsin on Sept. 1 dismissing it as trying to " mate a hedgehog with a snake " , and adding his voice to the growing public clamour for Ryzhkov and his government to resign . |
| 23 | Is this the start of a winning streak for Destefani and his in-line powered Strega ? |
| 24 | It 's clear from my inquiries that the FA originally envisaged Wednesday , September 9 as a triumphant homecoming for Taylor and his assistant Lawrie McMenemy — ‘ Just put your feet up and watch us win . ’ |
| 25 | The 30-year-old Scouser plays his first game for Coventry since his £250,000 permanent move from Newcastle against Liverpool , the club he worshipped as a boy . |
| 26 | Thank God for Cy and his pills . |
| 27 | Below The workshop in the barn provides ample space for John and his five fellow workers |
| 28 | It had been a Church of Ireland rectory once , where some forgotten incumbent , a keen hunting man , had built a delightful little yard , adjoining the house and with every horsebox looking into the sun ; with a hundred acres of good limestone land , the place was just the thing for Andrew and his horse-dealing . |
| 29 | Morning sightseeing includes the great Temple of Luxor ( 18th Dynasty ) and Karnak , started in the 20th Century BC and enlarged by successive Pharaohs as a fantastic city for Amun and his priests . |
| 30 | It was , of course , not just the uncertainty which made 1992 such a difficult year for McIntosh and his colleagues . |