Example sentences of "his [noun pl] and [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zacchaeus gritted his teeth and waited for a great long telling off from Jesus . |
| 2 | As she dropped to the ground in a crouch , preparing to make another attempt at the obstacle , Frankie turned on his heels and raced for the house . |
| 3 | Schneider draped a sheet about his shoulders and reached for a pair of scissors . |
| 4 | Again Hassan closed his eyes and waited for a second . |
| 5 | He closed his eyes and waited for the pupils to widen . |
| 6 | Yanto closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable . |
| 7 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 8 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 9 | He opened his eyes and searched for a break in the streaming fog . |
| 10 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 11 | The DI got to his feet and headed for the door . |
| 12 | The just before Christmas a teenager came in with his friends and asked for a book ‘ honestly ’ listing all the mistakes in the Bible . |
| 13 | He curled up and covered his head with his arms and waited for the dark to absorb him . |