Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] for his [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Leith felt sick to her stomach when Mr Ardis , either not believing that his son had just pounced unencouraged on her , or perhaps covering up for his son 's weaknesses , told her that a month 's severance pay would be sent to her , and dismissed her on the spot . |
2 | While Carl Fogarty took the big race of the day the Superbike , young Dunlop scooped up the smaller classes by landing both 250cc races as well as the 125cc , thus making up for his disappointment of last year when he scored only one win against Phillip McCallen 's five . |
3 | Lucien eyed the sticks , which Azmaveth was still holding out for his inspection , with suspicion . |
4 | He came with the party , and halfway through the visit he was still showing off for his fans and being mildly provocative towards all authority . |
5 | How long the customer 's actually sitting there for his meal . |