Example sentences of "her [noun pl] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a clever , devious swine , she reflected bitterly as she cleaned her teeth and prepared for bed . |
| 2 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 3 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 4 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 5 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes and concentrated for a second , shaking the blues from her thoughts . |
| 7 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm sure , ’ she muttered , getting rather unsteadily to her feet and reaching for her jacket . |
| 9 | She rose gracefully to her feet and made for the front door , with Melissa following . |
| 10 | There was a loud frightening scream from the direction of the children 's pool , and Shelley was on her feet and making for the source of the scream before Rosie had finished speaking . |
| 11 | If , and to my mind it 's a colossal if , if she managed to seduce him and then told him he was the father-to-be , and if he believed it , it would have been more his style to pack her off home to her parents and provide for her . |
| 12 | Certainly the happiest and most confident period in Firdaus ' life is when she can pick and choose her customers and determine for herself the relationship she will have with them . |
| 13 | His rich client had barely left the salon before Rain lobbed him her questions and waited for his painful answers . |
| 14 | Sarah complained that she was ‘ bored ’ and so Miss Rudge told her to pack her bags and leave for a term . |
| 15 | Wallis packed her bags and left for France . |
| 16 | She suddenly began to gnaw her knuckles and paused for a moment , plunged in memory . |
| 17 | The bus pulled away from her children and headed for the market-place . |
| 18 | Perhaps the change of scene was working after all , she thought as she started to strip off her clothes and prepare for bed . |