Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] for his " in BNC.

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1 She realized he was trying to lead the conversation away from her husband , to be kind and make up for his blunder .
2 He let go her hands , and made up for his earlier error by making a fuss of the dog , who was sitting on his own blanket , adding laughingly , ‘ Even Hector is obliged to take notice of it , I see . ’
3 He was on his feet , roused and content , and looking round for his cloak ; and she was there with it , lifting it to his shoulders .
4 He was found later on one of the rugby pitches soaking wet and scrambling around for his bag of tools .
5 And look out for his fellow party leader 's odd clapping habits next week .
6 He wiped round his plate with a chunk of bread , emitted a satisfied sigh and looked around for his coffee .
7 Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country .
8 ‘ God in heaven ! ’ said Bob , wide-awake , and casting about for his dressing-gown .
9 He jumped in and set off for his rendezvous with Volkov 's wife .
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