Example sentences of "[vb past] her [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it never entered her head for a moment to think that Prince Charles was remotely interested in romance . |
| 2 | She cracked her face for a while . |
| 3 | Sharpe caught her eye for a second , then turned away as Lucille ran to him . |
| 4 | Diana asked her sister for a lift to London . |
| 5 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 6 | President-elect Chamorro added her call for a ceasefire , stating in a broadcast on Feb. 28 that the causes of the war had disappeared , that there was thus no more reason to fight , and that Nicaraguans should return home . |
| 7 | Rory secured her hair with a heavily jewelled clasp and studied her reflection for a moment before giving a little nod . |
| 8 | Bishop studied her face for a brief second . |
| 9 | He looked up at her , studied her face for a moment . |
| 10 | The blue eyes surveyed her face for a moment , their expression dark and oddly unreadable . |
| 11 | Nicandra burst into tears and , as she opened her mouth for a bellow , the stored spinach and saliva shot out , into her plate , on to the tablecloth , a horrid defilement . |
| 12 | I received a straightforward message recently when I telephoned her flat for a chat : ‘ Elizabeth says she 's busy . ’ |
| 13 | Paige racked her mind for a suitable excuse . |
| 14 | When she was thrown out of her digs he found her a room in Randolph Crescent and to get her on to her feet again paid her rent for a month . |
| 15 | She rested her head for a moment against his shoulder and then sat up straight , conscious that she must not ruffle her carefully coiffured hair . |
| 16 | After the Anglo-French reconciliation of 1303 , Edward wrote to Marie of France thanking her for her letters in which she expressed her desire for a meeting and conversation between him and her stepson , Philip the Fair . |
| 17 | World No 1 Monica Seles began her bid for a third consecutive title by crushing a hopelessly outclassed Nathalie Tauziat 6–1 , 6–2 . |
| 18 | Jezrael leaped at the man in a balletic kick , somersaulting as the back of his neck snagged her foot for a second . |
| 19 | She lost her breath for a moment . |
| 20 | Michelle McGreevy ( 17 ) , kept her nerve for a splendid win over Clandeboye 's best lady player , Nicola Gracey , in a game that earned both a plus mark . |
| 21 | Elaine bit her lip for a second , her round face thoughtful . |
| 22 | ‘ She spent Christmas with me and my wife Pam and I took her dog for a walk . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He squeezed her hand for a moment and then let it go . |
| 25 | She gladly gave her blood for a substantial blood transfusion , and the patient was told after-wards by the doctor , ‘ You owe the fact that you are alive today to the crossing sweeper who first detected a movement in you when you were in the mortuary and then gave her blood for you . ’ |
| 26 | Caro turned on the hairdryer and saved her answer for a couple of minutes , which gave her time to make it tactful . |
| 27 | Mia launched her search for a doggy companion after setting up temporary home in Ireland during the filming of ‘ Widow 's Peak ’ on location . |
| 28 | A T E , A T R at the university and just , the block , the side of the university , she had her apartment for a little time . |
| 29 | Last week the Philippine consulate in New York refused her application for a passport . |
| 30 | She patted him on the shoulder and he drove off as she plumbed her bag for a ring of keys which would n't have looked out of place at Balmoral . |