Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
| 2 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 3 | Indeed , he had , in fact , smashed one of their violins when he lost his temper for the same reason in the previous year . |
| 4 | She sat dully in the cab while the driver talked non-stop about foreign tourists who would dominate his trade for a few more months to come . |
| 5 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
| 6 | He opened his eyes and prepared to correct his daughter for the several hundredth occasion in their lives together . |
| 7 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |
| 8 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 9 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
| 10 | Hawkins considered his glass for a few moments , then looked up at Talbot . |