Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 2 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 3 | His eyes flickered for a second to the rear view mirror . |
| 4 | His lips hovered for a moment above hers and then he was kissing her , his mouth hot against hers . |
| 5 | Softly , gently , cruelly , he teased her , his lips alighting for a moment , then moving away again , arousing her hunger , making her blood cry out for him . |
| 6 | The commentators seemed to be saying that Deane did n't seem able to lift his feet to jump for a ball , again any comments ? |
| 7 | Bob Sawyer is one of her lodgers ; he owes her rent , which this ‘ little fierce woman ’ bounces in to demand just before his guests arrive for a bachelor party . |
| 8 | competition , for remember , at that stage he will be hitting you not only with his carefully laid plan for the first phase of his attack , but also , without any doubt whatsoever , he will have his reinforcements grouping for a second and third attack . |
| 9 | Unaccountably his features softened for a fleeting second . |
| 10 | His hands lingered for a moment , his fingers hinting at a strength that made her throat tighten . |
| 11 | By day the grey alpaca coat , left behind by Twomey , covered him like a night-shirt ; the turned-back sleeves often fell over his hands to hang for a moment with a pierrot 's sadness . |
| 12 | But the Wimpey Homes Southampton regional director was happy to get his hands wet for a good cause . |
| 13 | His eyelids fluttered for a second and stayed shut until they reached the ground floor . |
| 14 | His eyelids rose for a moment . |
| 15 | The man even mumbled something , and his eyelids flickered for a moment without opening . |
| 16 | Therefore Dean and his colleagues argue for a less ‘ positivist ’ and a more broadly based research effort , including marxist and structural approaches . |