Example sentences of "[vb past] she [adv] for [art] [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 | Again he thanked her warmly for the meal and her hospitality , then , when she had gone , went before Shepherd and his son into the other room . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | He watched her guardedly for a moment , then he said , ‘ Do I take it that you 're referring to Elise ? ’ |
| 8 | She looked alert and approachable , just the type of person we were looking for , so we asked her in for an interview . ’ |
| 9 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 10 | ‘ Last Tuesday Nellie , my wife , had to go to hospital and they kept her in for a day and a night for eye tests . |
| 11 | A couple of months ago he took her out for a meal and she tried to kiss him . |
| 12 | Jessica 's grandparents took her out for the day as father-of-four Mr Egerton , of Enfield , north London , recovered from Friday 's ordeal . |
| 13 | The man took her aside for a moment . |
| 14 | My dad , well in fact , we , we were laughing at my dad because we said , we said , it shut her up for a bit ! |
| 15 | Nancy was able to come to Bedford and a kindly Methodist lady put her up for the night . |
| 16 | The latter victory was also somewhat remarkable as Cordwell , who is ranked one place above Reggi in 19th , was playing her first serious singles match since a back injury forced her out for the game almost six months ago . |
| 17 | He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously . |
| 18 | Then he had reached out and pulled her into his arms and held her tightly for a moment . |
| 19 | He held her tight for a moment , then released her reluctantly . |
| 20 | The Thelma & Louise star , then a sales assistant , impressed a talent spotter who snapped her up for a stage role . |