Example sentences of "[vb past] she [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He weighed her up for a moment , his wide mouth compressed and then asked : ‘ D'ye think Isobel would come to a ball with me ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Oh — do n't tell me , I do n't want to know , ’ Emmie cried passionately , flinging herself down on top of William who suffered her patiently for a moment and then got up , shook himself and moved away . |
| 3 | He studied her intently for a moment , then bowed his head slightly . |
| 4 | He studied her impassively for a moment . |
| 5 | My , my sister- in-law , she w had to go in just before Christmas , had to rather suddenly she 's was diagnosed in the summer as having diverticulitis and they planned a sort of diet out to keep her really well and she was in terrible pain and they rushed her off for a scan and er she goes privately cos Vernon , I think actually his is BUPA that he 's in , he joined when it first came out and she wrote to me and she said oh I 'm , I just feel so lonely , there 's nobody to talk to , I 've got nobody to see or anything and she felt a bit cos she was n't really that ill |
| 6 | He watched her guardedly for a moment , then he said , ‘ Do I take it that you 're referring to Elise ? ’ |
| 7 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 8 | ‘ Last Tuesday Nellie , my wife , had to go to hospital and they kept her in for a day and a night for eye tests . |
| 9 | A couple of months ago he took her out for a meal and she tried to kiss him . |
| 10 | The man took her aside for a moment . |
| 11 | My dad , well in fact , we , we were laughing at my dad because we said , we said , it shut her up for a bit ! |
| 12 | He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously . |
| 13 | Then he had reached out and pulled her into his arms and held her tightly for a moment . |
| 14 | He held her tight for a moment , then released her reluctantly . |
| 15 | The Thelma & Louise star , then a sales assistant , impressed a talent spotter who snapped her up for a stage role . |