Sentence examples for he obtained for from inspiring English sources

In 1920 there was talk of disbarring him because of an instantaneous divorce he obtained for Mary Piokford.

His first two novels had German translations, and the money he obtained for them he used for butterfly-hunting expeditions (he eventually published 18 scientific papers on entomology).

In 1957, he scored a public relations coup when he obtained for display a plaster cast of the coelacanth, the rare four-finned fish often described as a living fossil.

Even before Mr. Kruger's resignation, Mr. Fidler had started running full-page advertisements in Orthodox Jewish newspapers that trumpet the city subsidies he obtained for a long list of Jewish organizations.

He coached his son Robert, born in 1563, for the secretaryship, which he obtained for him in 1596; Robert had taken over its responsibilities after Walsingham's death in 1590.

When a Christian purchased an indulgence from the Church, he obtained — for himself or whomever else he was trying to benefit — a reduction in the amount of time the person's soul had to spend in Purgatory, atoning for his sins, before ascending to Heaven.

Only Mary remains ignorant, even when Nathan arranges to be her tutor during the fellowship he obtains for her.

An artist, if he wants to make any profit from a picture beyond the price that he obtains for it, must arrange for reproductions to be published in books and as prints.

He obtained financing, for instance, for a computerized postproduction facility, helping to make possible the revolving ballroom scene in "Beauty and the Beast".

He was obtained for his expiring contract first and his talent second, and he is comfortable with that.

Ibrahim, an office manager in Kabul, said he became disillusioned early in the registration process when he met an acquaintance who proudly showed him 10 cards that he had obtained for himself.