Example sentences of "her [noun sg] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while , sitting in the car , we saw her stand for a few minutes first on one of the Howes , then on another , still and with arms raised . |
| 2 | The idea had been in the back of her mind for a few days now and this evening had decided it for sure . |
| 3 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 4 | In 1984 there was considerable publicity concerning a woman who gouged out her eye and another who slashed her breast in order to get out of her cell for a few minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ Never , in my life , ’ he murmured distractedly , leaving her mouth for a few seconds to hungrily kiss her cheekbone , her temple , to lightly nip the lobe of her ear , ‘ have I met a woman so obstinate , so pigheaded … ’ |
| 6 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Hmm , ’ he murmured , but she was glad to see he had lost none of his pleasantness of expression when , considering her request for a few seconds , he divulged , ‘ After almost two years without a holiday or much free time , I last week completed what I believe to be one of my best achievements . ’ |
| 8 | The first Leopold heard of it was when his son coolly informed him that he was accompanying Aloysia and her father for a few days to visit the Princess of Orange at Kircheim-Bolanden , where Aloysia was to sing several arias that Wolfgang had written for her . |
| 9 | The pain had made her lose her breath for a few seconds . |
| 10 | She sat on the edge of her bed for a few minutes , digging dirt from under her nails . |
| 11 | Even if the Queen ca n't go , she can surely spare at least one member of her family for a few days there . |
| 12 | Sister was off duty , but the staff nurse , a big , auburn-haired girl with freckles , agreed to let Juliet see her mother for a few minutes . |
| 13 | She broke off to berate her son for a few minutes . |