Example sentences of "[verb] her [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed .
2 Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’
3 He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes .
4 Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said .
5 Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs .
6 He wooed her and wed her within a few months .
7 That stumped her for a few seconds , then she opened the door to the hallway for me .
8 They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care .
9 The sweaty exertions of the players , the movement of their pale , hairy legs , their breathless staccato shouts of ‘ Oh , well played ! ’ and ‘ Just out ! ’ occupied her for a few minutes .
10 When she turned to go upstairs and change , she saw Lucenzo leaning against a pillar , watching her from a few yards away .
11 Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared .
12 It would last her for a few days .
13 Go and see her in a few days .
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