Example sentences of "be the [noun sg] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The duke 's first establishment as a junior member of the royal family had probably been created by secondment from the royal household , as had also been the case for his brother Clarence . |
| 2 | The duke 's first establishment as a junior member of the royal family had probably been created by secondment from the royal household , as had also been the case for his brother Clarence . |
| 3 | This week we read of him losing to an unranked Swede who virtually apologised after the match , explaining that Borg had been the reason for his getting into tennis in the first place . |
| 4 | She thought , since Naylor now knew that she was n't the one responsible for ‘ advertising ’ their ‘ engagement ’ — which had clearly been the reason for his ‘ My office — now ! ’ command — that now might be as good a moment as any to leave . |
| 5 | This may have been the reason for his poor showing . ’ |
| 6 | That love continues , and one day will be the reason for his coming as Saviour and , yes , as Judge . |
| 7 | In his preface to The Castle of Otranto , Walpole states that Shakespeare is the model for his domestics , and that , although their simplicity may excite smiles , it is drawn from nature . |
| 8 | But to lose in 1992 as well — consigning his front-bench colleagues to many more years of frustration — is the death-knell for his leadership . |
| 9 | It might be wise to include provisions ( Clause 28.01 ) for some form of substituted service to cover the case of a partner who deliberately absents himself from the firm , whether such absence is the ground for his expulsion or otherwise . |
| 10 | The equation of knowledge with ‘ what is called Western thought , the thought whose destiny is to extend its domains while the boundaries of the West are drawn back ’ involves the very kind of assumption that Derrida is interrogating — and this is the reason for his constant emphasis on its being the knowledge of the West ; in the same way Foucault also emphasizes that he is specifically discussing the ‘ Western episteme ’ . |
| 11 | Although I realized that my faulty literary judgment was the occasion for his reaction — for he must have been well-accustomed to reading manuscripts of surpassing dullness — because when lie wrote to Wakefield-Harrey it was in firm but polite terms , which , since they were from Eliot , were to him the next best thing to commendation . |
| 12 | It 's the old woman who was the nurse for his mother . |
| 13 | And he knew that this was the keyhole for his wondrous delicate key , and with a little sigh he put it in and waited for what should ensue . |
| 14 | It was the base for his ‘ Highgrove set ’ , the gang of pals which included Camilla Parker Bowles whose friendship with Charles over the years made Diana so jealous . |
| 15 | This , rather than a Macaulayish enthusiasm for the export of parliamentary institutions , was the motive for his advocacy , through Congress , of political reform : British authority was to be given a human face by allowing qualified Indians some share in the running of the country . |
| 16 | Other delegates included the Italian Prime Minister , Giulio Andreotti , and a French junior minister , the Financial Times commenting that the Libyan leader 's new-found international respectability was the reward for his decision to return to more conventional foreign and economic policies over the previous 18 months . |
| 17 | Appropriately , this castle was the setting for his last exhibition , early this year , of the fabulous ‘ Winter images ’ that he had recently devoted his energies to — tableaus of men and animals created out of ice and snow . |
| 18 | Laming 's defence hinged on his claims that Black was the backer for his plan to undermine racecourse betting and bookmaking in Britain with the stun gun device . |
| 19 | He did have one valid point , which unfortunately was the basis for his Groove Tubes bashing , and this was the transposition error pertaining to the state of electrons : ie. positively/negatively charged . |
| 20 | Surely this was the time for his girlfriend to give Vitor all her support ? |
| 21 | It was agreed that we should be married as soon as Leslie had completed his parachute training , which was the reason for his being sent home . |
| 22 | The idea of being nice to someone because they were going to leave you their money was not pleasant ; Tom often told himself this , but it was the reason for his going to see his grandmother . |
| 23 | Rostov thought that probably this one question was the reason for his summons to Kinsai . |
| 24 | He was still the great lover , and the woman beside him was the reason for his constant philandering . |
| 25 | But , as she all at once realised that he thought , actually thought , that she had been pumping his secretary about him , so a tide of pink warmed her cheeks , and , ‘ Nothing ! ’ she exclaimed hotly , more startlement hitting her as it dawned on her that this then was the reason for his fury when he 'd seen them together . |