Example sentences of "her [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 2 | trade her in for a new model |
| 3 | " I 'll take her in — yes , why not — I 'll take her in for a small consideration . |
| 4 | ‘ I think , ’ the policeman was saying , ‘ I 'd better take her in for a little talk . ’ |
| 5 | For instance , If you are talking to a neighbour and he or she seems in no particular rush , then invite him or her in for an impromptu cup of something . |
| 6 | She , they should of put her in for the intermediate |
| 7 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |
| 8 | You held her down for the other one . |
| 9 | Billie heard the housekeeper ask Adam in the kitchen as he followed her through for a new packet of cigarettes . |
| 10 | They manhandled her out of the vehicle and through the front doors , down the corridor and into the small , windowless and empty room that had become her home for the last nine hours . |
| 11 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 12 | ‘ I have fished a poison-tongued mermaid from the sea , ’ he 'd grinned , straightening and gazing down at her as if inspecting her thoroughly for the first time . |
| 13 | ‘ So you can tap her up for a few quid petrol money , eh ? |
| 14 | Belinda says : ‘ I remember looking at her clearly for the first time , searching for that visual connection with my family or her father 's , some genetic connection to identify myself with her , but seeing instead that otherness — the look of a stranger . |
| 15 | Right-wing newspapers singled her out for every conceivable hostility , particularly the circumstances of her divorce from her first husband . |
| 16 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 17 | I would sit with her often for a whole hour , she with her feet up on the sofa , resting . |
| 18 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |
| 19 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 20 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 21 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 22 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 23 | Ask her too for a free half-price voucher which will give you a day at the gym at The Sanctuary in Covent Garden , London for only £5 . |
| 24 | Tomorrow , she promised — not of course that Ven was likely to want to accompany her anywhere for a third day in a row — but tomorrow she would insist on going sightseeing on her own . |