Example sentences of "his [noun sg] for [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His motive for doing so is that he thinks that English verse has been ill-served by prosodists in the past . |
| 2 | He had discovered his gift for healing quite by chance . |
| 3 | The joyless cynicism , vicious cruelty , and ugly surroundings of his new life were his punishment for living so long in foolish illusion . |
| 4 | James is actually punished by his father for sitting quietly watching television . |
| 5 | They all seek declarations to the following effect : ( a ) that as a matter of law in the case of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence the Secretary of State is required to set a period for retribution and deterrence which does not exceed the tariff recommended by the judiciary ; ( b ) that the Secretary of State is required by law to tell the prisoner what period the judiciary have recommended , and the reasons for that recommendation , and also if he has departed from that recommendation to tell the prisoner his reason for doing so ; ( c ) that the prisoner is entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before the tariff is set , and for this purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State will make his decision which is not in his , the prisoner 's , possession . |
| 6 | He explained his reason for returning so hurriedly to the crew of the Stranraer goods train . |
| 7 | Faldo partially blamed his height for starting badly , while Woosnam , at 5ft 4ins , complained of driving too frequently into the rough . |
| 8 | Old Mr Earnshaw was strangely fond of this gipsy child , and frequently punished his son for behaving badly to Heathcliff . |
| 9 | Mr Grovey likes to appear cool and trendy ( as do most teachers under thirty ) , but for Mr Grovey the attempt at an up-to-date image is ruined by his liking for wearing highly patterned , sleeveless pullovers of the sort seen hanging in charity shops the length and breadth of Britain . |