Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The procession moved through the prison at a leisurely pace , Nicholson answering the visitors ' questions with the minimum of elaboration , constantly struggling to hide his contempt for some of the more idiotic queries they presented him with . |
| 2 | " Hanslick and others " had indeed found it difficult to place Wagner 's achievements , and furthermore Wagner 's own explicit interpretation of his ideal had in recent years been shifting in an enigmatic way that impelled his articulate young admirer to offer his own clarification : here was one of those " aesthetic problems " which had been occupying his mind for some time . |
| 3 | When one of the children asks his mam for some coffee she says , " We ca n't afford coffee any more , son . " |
| 4 | Mm it 's after the army officer , the army officer is asking him to treat his manservants for some |
| 5 | George sought his memory for some of the facts given by Stephen and Tamar about their home . |
| 6 | Topaz searched his face for some indication that her mission would be successful , but she found no hint of benevolence . |
| 7 | Rostov searched his face for some hint that a decision had been reached . |
| 8 | Her glance searched his face for some clue as to what he meant , and when he failed to enlighten her she asked , ‘ This relationship , you mean ? ’ |
| 9 | I am prepared to wait until the hon. Member for Sedgefield makes his speech for some sign of acknowlegment of that progress . |
| 10 | So the philosopher begins his search for some conceivable agreed ways of adjudicating these tangled controversial issues . |