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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I would sit with her often for a whole hour , she with her feet up on the sofa , resting . |
| 6 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |
| 7 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 8 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 9 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 10 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |