Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 WHEN Jonathan Bamford takes his bike out for a run , he 's glad it 's fitted with a windscreen wiper motor .
2 ‘ Did you hear about the Irishman who took his car in for a service ?
3 An old man took his grandson out for a walk one day .
4 Last week a husband took his wife out for a drive and we had 45 minutes to get the place ready , wine chilled , chandeliers , and have a lobster dinner ready on the table by the time they got back .
5 If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening .
6 Tod held his head down for a couple of minutes , then sloped off .
7 Referee Larry Thompson stepped in to save the Hull fighter from further punishment after a sustained assault from Hardy after he had put his man down for a count of eight early in the round .
8 He chuckled , then held his glass out for a refill of vodka and orange juice .
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