Example sentences of "his [noun pl] and [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gritting his teeth against the stab of pain from his wounded leg , he dropped to his knees and grabbed frantically for the weapon with his left hand , expecting every moment that the enemy would burst in to finish him off . |
| 2 | Willie shaded his eyes and looked around for him . |
| 3 | He retraced his footsteps and stayed around for a while , but it was too cold to linger long . |
| 4 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 5 | However , long before these disastrous developments , Vermuyden was wiping the mud of Hatfield off his boots and casting around for greener pastures . |
| 6 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |