Example sentences of "she [vb past] for a [noun sg] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hands linked behind her head , she lay for a while thinking over the extraordinary events of the day . |
| 2 | She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather . |
| 3 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 4 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 5 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
| 6 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
| 7 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
| 8 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 9 | It was a gabled Victorian house set behind a high red brick wall in the heart of the city and as Rachel drew on to the gravel forecourt she sat for a moment admiring the mass of copper beeches that surrounded the house . |