Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes lit up for a moment at that . |
| 2 | His eyes clouded over for a moment , and his voice became gruff . |
| 3 | He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus . |
| 4 | Nowadays when his eyes light up for love of me , they are somehow clearer and brighter than they used to be ; the lighting up is the more flattering . |
| 5 | Outside his ears picked up for the first time the rustling of invisible leaves and the rattle of window-frames : the wind was rising . |