Example sentences of "her [noun] [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I asked Mrs Zamzam what her sons did for a living , a young man interrupted to say that they all worked ‘ for the revolution ’ . |
| 2 | Her eyes flickered for a split-second to see Lucenzo 's reaction . |
| 3 | But by the morning of the fifth day , rider and horse became a team , and by that afternoon Artemis and her teacher went for a stiff ten-mile hack . |
| 4 | It seemed to fill her plumage with its cold light as her body shivered for a moment , her head trembled and her eyes , which had been half closed , slowly opened . |
| 5 | Her father thought for a moment . |
| 6 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 7 | Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car . |
| 8 | Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident . |
| 9 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 10 | Why was Mrs Thatcher upset when her son went for a drive in 1982 ? |