Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 2 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 3 | Yanto closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable . |
| 4 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 5 | The Company did not send expeditions of its own into this area for over a century ; like the East India and the Royal Africa Companies it established trading posts and waited for the local inhabitants to come and trade at them . |
| 6 | That done , the wee dandy , roofed by a wig of blazing defiance , hooked thumbs into his waistcoat pockets and sauntered for the bar-top city heights . |
| 7 | She looked up at the books on the shelves and reached for the closest . |
| 8 | Zacchaeus gritted his teeth and waited for a great long telling off from Jesus . |
| 9 | To illustrate , we will reconsider the last example and assume that the individual did not close his position after five days but waited for the last trading day which was the following day . |
| 10 | THE Bundesbank indicated yesterday that there were no immediate plans to reduce interest rates and pleaded for a rigorous savings campaign by Germans to combat rising debts . |
| 11 | I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops . |