Example sentences of "for his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He er he was strong enough man to put fifty pound down for his deposit , towards his deposit of a hundred and fifty you know ? |
| 2 | Straight and narrow Part one of David Stevens ' new series sets out the plans for his transformation of a long , narrow garden . |
| 3 | Dr John Hill of Chemistry , another frequent winner , took a first prize for his portrait of ‘ Karen ’ , a lady framed by a parasol , indeed he took five prizes altogether . |
| 4 | Minton had already sat for his portrait to another member of staff , Robert Buhler , for a sensitive , restrained likeness , but , with hindsight , it is Moynihan who fashioned the more telling icon ( Plate 15 ) . |
| 5 | He sits sideways on , in a Pose distantly related to that adopted by Whistler for his portrait of his mother , and holds a furled umbrella in one hand , a hat in the other , as he bends forward to peruse an Etty oil sketch , a copy of the Observer at his feet . |
| 6 | For instance , John Flaxman , after whom a gallery is named at Staffordshire University , became famous for his portrait medallions and classical reliefs and George Stubbs was keen to work with Wedgwood in order to experiment with enamel colours on ceramic plaques . |
| 7 | Sybil Vane ( Andrea Hart ) is attired like a Pre-Raphaelite madonna ; Dorian for his portrait poses against a cross like a Saint Sebastian while Lord Henry , in cream suit and fur coat , is the fin de siecle decadent in miniature . |
| 8 | The outer folds hung loosely apart , as she strained to part her legs even further for his delight . |
| 9 | The overwhelming case for his inclusion was neither as Archbishop nor as martyr but as author of the magnificent liturgy which held the Church together during the tribulations of the next century , and above all for his Collects , which Anglicans through four centuries would learn by heart as children and recite when they came to die . |
| 10 | But Richard of York himself made no attempt to co-ordinate his movements with Cade 's , and the demands for his inclusion among the King 's advisers probably do no more than reflect dislike of the existing court faction . |
| 11 | Every time , Father never famous for his patience or length of temper , stamped down to free the fly ; and he soon grew tired of this unrewarding activity and started to complain , bitterly . |
| 12 | ‘ I want to thank him for his patience , foresight , and ability to interpret my ideas , incorporate his own with them , and achieve what you see here tonight . |
| 13 | Athelstan would correct him and make Cranston repeat the list of facts time and again until the coroner , not famous for his patience , shouted : ‘ Hell 's teeth ! |
| 14 | I do n't know how to put into words the very great depth of gratitude that I owe for his patience , for his advice , and for his friendship , but most of all the love and respect that I , as I have for him . |
| 15 | So that when his mouth closed on hers she responded passionately , and a great wave of love and affection for him , and for his patience , engulfed her , and carried her away . |
| 16 | There is widespread admiration for the Secretary of State 's persistence in tackling paramilitary terrorism and for his patience over the political talks . |
| 17 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister for his patience but er on the other hand it could be argued that it 's no use having a duty to report fraud unless you also have a duty to detect fraud . |
| 18 | He has decided that the reason Iago proffers for his villainy ( especially the absurd idea that both Casio and Othello have slept with his wife ) are genuine , if deranged convictions , rather than the dispassionately improvised rationalisations of a mind that can not even account to itself for its limitless evil . |
| 19 | Behind them is David Mellor , soon to be appointed Minister for Fun — and later to be dubbed Figure of Fun for his fling with actress Antonia de Sancha . |
| 20 | From saying that a thing ought to belong to a man , that it ought to be used for his benefit , you come to saying that it actually is his , ‘ in equity ’ or ‘ in conscience ’ . |
| 21 | ( I would even catch myself , sometimes , drawing myself up and standing extra straight and tall for his benefit . ) |
| 22 | He 'd let them down disgracefully , ruining a dinner party that was given entirely for his benefit . |
| 23 | My Heart bleeds to see the Concern he is in ; and it would be the utmost Satisfaction to me , if I could hope any thing of mine could contribute to his comfortable Subsistence in his old Age : I therefore beg of you to take the Key of my Buroe ; and if any thing is to be made of my poor Papers , that you will , for my sake , endeavour to promote a Subscription for his Benefit , which you so kindly have propos 'd for mine |
| 24 | Jack 's last game for the Palace first team was on Easter Saturday , 3 April 1926 , when he helped Palace to a 1–1 draw at Gillingham , but 7,000 fans turned up for his Benefit match at Selhurst Park a little over a year later to show their appreciation of as fine a player as ever wore the Palace colours . |
| 25 | In it young children , with the great enthusiasm children always show for a colourful ritual which they do not fully understand , recite with actions an English nursery rhyme for his benefit . |
| 26 | Jean-Paul eyed the Limoges plate of pâtisserie , provided for his benefit . |
| 27 | It was obvious that Major Tzann had blown the matter up purely for his benefit . |
| 28 | It is no accident that the rise of science and technology and subsequently industrialisation and the process of wealth creation followed the acceptance of an explicitly Biblical view of the world in which manual work was not considered contemptible and in which man was delegated the task of managing the world 's resources for his benefit . |
| 29 | In the theatre , he argues , there is ( a ) an internal dramatist — who makes up the characters and their actions ; ( b ) an internal actor — who represents to the reader for his benefit the actions he has made up as dramatist ; and , finally , ( c ) an internal audience . |
| 30 | A papyrus of the Middle Kingdom , Papyrus Prisse , recounts " The Instruction for Kagemni " , teachings of wisdom supposedly written for his benefit by his father and which demonstrate that Kagemni was still remembered in the Twelfth Dynasty . |