Example sentences of "for his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | There is widespread admiration for the Secretary of State 's persistence in tackling paramilitary terrorism and for his patience over the political talks . |
| 3 | David Mills , the erstwhile head of the Hazardous Chemical wing of Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution ( HMIP ) — and well known for his criticisms of the lack of effective policing of what he defends as largely sound rules — says that placing high-temperature incinerators in some sort of hierarchy of risks is ‘ a terribly subjective business . ’ |
| 4 | They had come for Russell for his attack on the man in the car . |
| 5 | But Lukács 's importance here is not so much for his influence on the sociology of knowledge as for his merging of a Marxist conception of the relations between classes with concepts derived from the historicist tradition . |
| 6 | When the National Executive expelled Cripps for his part in the " United Peace Alliance " , it attacked him for his influence in the League . |
| 7 | He had to account for his presence on the cruiser , after all . |
| 8 | When Captain Owen commissioned Leven , a ship-sloop , and the brig Barracouta in 1821 for his survey of the east coast of Africa , Vidal was appointed first lieutenant in Leven . |
| 9 | The Chairman welcomes Mr Pugh and thanks Mr Taylor for his efforts over the years past . |
| 10 | What we and Holyfield do know is that Bowe offers a safer route , if not to heavyweight immortality then to respectful acceptance by his peers for his efforts inside the ring , in line with the respect his quiet dignity commands outside it . |
| 11 | ENGLAND new boy Les Ferdinand has Ray Wilkins 's nagging to thank for his call-up for the Turkey match later this month . |
| 12 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 13 | BERNARD Bresslaw , famous for his appearances in the Carry On films and many TV and radio roles , died last night . |
| 14 | COMIC actor Bernard Bresslaw , famous for his appearances in the Carry On films and numerous television and radio roles , died last night after collapsing in his dressing room . |
| 15 | The third party is now commonly known as an expert , usually because he has been chosen for his expertise about the issue between the parties . |
| 16 | Cruachan a close second To Tel Quel in the Dubai Champion Stakes here last October , may resume winning ways in the Earl of Sefton EBF Stakes ( 3.05 ) ; the improving Wolfhound is expected to complete his hat-trick in the European Free Handicap ( 3.35 ) and John Gosden 's Coniston Water is reported in good form for his debut in the Wood Ditton Stakes ( 5.15 ) . |
| 17 | We are indeed indebted to him for his loyalty to the Guild — today marks the end of two eras — 100 years for the Guild and the end of the Diocesan Episcopate of Bishop Harris — it only remains for me to express on your behalf our very best wishes to his Lordship for a very happy , healthy and long retirement . |
| 18 | This was not only because , in Walton 's words , his poems ‘ had comforted and raised many disjected and discomposed souls and charmed them into sweet and quiet thoughts ’ ; he was honoured too for his loyalty to the middle way between the excesses of Rome and the austerities of the Puritans , which he expressed with such affection in his poem ‘ The British Church ’ : |
| 19 | Throughout his career , Gaunt was conspicuous for his loyalty to the king , and even when Richard II spurned that loyalty for a time , Gaunt did not associate himself with opposition to the court . |
| 20 | The abbot of St Martial 's , the leader of the 1177 " crusade " against the Brabançons and well known for his loyalty to the Dukes of Aquitaine , took refuge in the abbey town of La Souterraine . |
| 21 | It was probably he , not a namesake , who was a follower of John Giffard [ q.v. ] in the civil wars of the late 1260s , and who was rewarded for his loyalty to the Crown with a grant of land in Northamptonshire . |
| 22 | On Oct. 17 Havel had praised Vacek for " never having allowed the Army to be misused against the people " , for his loyalty to the new regime , and for having " started the process of fundamental restructuring of the Czechoslovak Army " . |
| 23 | Moscovitch found support for his proposition in the fact that split-brain patients sometimes begin to write with the left hand what is clearly a correct response to a stimulus seen in the left visual field , but that then the left hemisphere takes over control and the response is finished incorrectly since the left half of the brain has not seen the stimulus ( Levy , Mebes and Sperry , 1971 ) . |
| 24 | Cynewulf , remembered for his campaigns against the Britons ( ASC A , s.a. 755 ) , was probably a force to be reckoned with , and it is conceivable that Ecgberht , son of Ealhmund , took refuge with him in 785 . |
| 25 | He was relatively unknown , but was praised by Iliescu for his grasp of the country 's economic problems . |
| 26 | The Shell award was picked up by editor Richard Felton and the Cable & Wireless prize by editor Alan Jones , who the previous month had drawn praise for his newspaper from the Prime Minister . |
| 27 | As a price for his reduction of the rebels , Louis forced from the very reluctant abbot the recognition that in temporal matters he was subject to the decision of the royal court . |
| 28 | I am grateful for his congratulations to the Government on the completion of the Chelmsford bypass . |
| 29 | The Northern Echo 's assistant chief photographer Tony Bartholomew has been commended for his portfolio in the British Sports Association for the Disabled Media Awards . |
| 30 | THE Northern Echo 's assistant chief photographer Tony Bartholomew has been commended for his portfolio in the British Sports Association For the Disabled Media Awards.Tony received his award from England rugby captain Will Carling at a gala lunch in London . |