Example sentences of "her for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Only that if you could stay with her for a night or two , I might manage to get over and see you there . ’
2 ‘ He wanted to swop her for a guarantee that he would not be arrested ’
3 The music soothed her for a while but the needle stuck in a groove suddenly and she wept in response , despairing .
4 The pause had steadied her for a while but then it enabled the gnawing to chew on her once more .
5 He had not seen her for a while and he was pretty sure she had committed suicide .
6 He held her for a while and they said nothing .
7 He went up , and it 's first time he 'd seen her for a while and she said something about , oh he was supposed to have something but he got to hear this well it 's got nothing to do with all the others .
8 I did n't believe her for a minute but I did n't see what I could do .
9 ‘ Forget her for a minute if you can , ’ snarled Marc .
10 Progress was painfully slow ; I had owned her for a year before she wagged her tail at me .
11 He whipped back the covers and moved her into bed as if she were a doll , watching her for a second and then turning away .
12 Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle .
13 take her for a drink and everything
14 By 1991 she was practically housebound and doctors first assessed her for a heart and lung transplant .
15 With an effort she walked across the room to Jerry , who had so often asked her for a date and who , given any encouragement , would have been a frequent visitor to Blue Ash Farm .
16 The daughter no longer had to provide care but said ‘ I merely go to see her for a chat and the company nowadays ’ .
17 When she does so , you or another relative could suggest staying there with her for a day or two until she is ready to face the loneliness she has to learn to live with .
18 I only saw her for a day or two . ’
19 He dreams he is sitting at the wheel of his car at the traffic lights , unable to drive off because he ca n't decide whether to kiss Rose when he arrives , or whether to ask her for a cheese and chutney sandwich instead , or where to go for his holidays .
20 She did n't come , which was surprising ; she was a docile creature and particularly devoted to him because he always took her for a walk when he was at the stables .
21 Artegall remains with her for a time and restores order :
22 A man might love her for a month or two .
23 Actress Robin Givens gave the man a bloody nose after he mistook her for a hooker while she was filming in Chicago .
24 She had vowed to fight for Roman 's love , but how could she when he only wanted her for a stopgap while Dana was away ?
25 So as I can take her for a ride and back .
26 Luke 's kiss , withheld to torment her for a moment while he stared into her darkened eyes , was an insult when it came , and yet insufficient to her hunger , because his mouth was torn away from hers again almost at once , plunging to suckle hard at one exposed breast for several agonising seconds , the message blatant — she was desired , and despised .
27 It did not occur to her for a moment that she might not be right .
28 Vitor caressed her for a moment but then , impatient for the nakedness of the woman who had been such an obstinate aching presence in his bloodstream , he eased the amber silk from her shoulders and unhooked her lacy bra .
29 He regarded her for a moment as though considering what she 'd told him .
30 He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and moved out of the kitchen and towards the back door .
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