Example sentences of "her [noun] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's I who have been a fool — for five intolerable , hideously long years , ’ he added softly , gently wiping the tears from her eyes before covering her upturned face with butterfly-light kisses that made her heart sing for joy . |
| 2 | Listening to her debut recording for Decca , it is difficult to disagree . |
| 3 | Opening her purse to look for change , she crossed the road to the phone box . |
| 4 | As her subjects prepared for action , she encountered and noted the physical hardships that prevailed , notably the intense cold . |
| 5 | As her subjects prepared for action , she encountered and noted the physical hardships that prevailed , notably the intense cold . |
| 6 | Before his death his wife Senator Madeleine Z. Bordallo had announced her intention to stand for Governor in the November 1990 elections . |
| 7 | She had successfully banished the photograph from her mind and was gazing outside , down at the sunlit seashore , her eyes searching for Emily , when Mrs Birkin appeared . |
| 8 | She was murdered by the side of the M50 in Worcestershire as she walked from her car to call for help . |
| 9 | AT THE Scottish Labour women 's conference in Perth last year , one delegate caused hoots of laughter when she described her attempt to stand for election to the district council . |
| 10 | As she wound down her window to scream for help , one of the youths then tried to drag her from her car . |
| 11 | The childminder will be investigated for any previous criminal convictions and have her home inspected for cleanliness , adequate space and ‘ reasonable safety ’ . |
| 12 | TWO members of a Granada TV news team were robbed while in the US to film Laura before she and her parents left for home . |
| 13 | Later she became so paranoid about their power that she had her room searched for bugs . |
| 14 | Anne Watts , Midland 's equal opportunities director , said : ‘ When a women gives up her job to care for children her employer loses immeasurable training and experience . |
| 15 | She was desperate for more of him ; her body ached for fulfilment , for the feel of his need and strength inside — so that when he entered her , when she felt that first wondrous thrust , which brought both pleasure and pain , it was as she 'd always dreamed , and as his urgent rhythm continued , bringing them both to that glorious peak of exhilaration , Robyn cried out his name , held him close to her for a moment and wished things could be like this forever . |
| 16 | But , however much her body yearned for submission , to let her will melt away in the pleasure Luke 's expert hands could give her , still in the background of her mind was a sense of holding something back . |
| 17 | In Paris , where she and her husband performed for refugees , the theatre was so crowded that there was no room for many parties of children who had lost their parents and were in the care of relief organisations . |
| 18 | My mum 's had her nose pierced for ages ; I think it looks beautiful . |
| 19 | The next time they came Allen was already hidden up in a beech-tree above where they stood and Marian was far off wandering among her swine looking for flowers . |
| 20 | Her stories lasted for hours and were full of detail and humour … |
| 21 | Widow 's nightmare as her baby fights for life |
| 22 | She was a babe when her father left for Jerusalem . |
| 23 | But Sophie loved Felix very much , so she took some money and escaped from her father to search for Felix . |
| 24 | Her grandmother sat for hours looking at her shrinking face through the glass . |
| 25 | Er , my friend got a house at Westerhailes Park eleven months ago and er it was alright at the beginning , then she started getting hassle , from the kids coming to her door asking for cigarettes and she did n't give them them , and they were banging on her door , tapping on her windows and everything . |
| 26 | No developments were reported on LBC that morning , and Loretta had to switch the radio off when her friends arrived for lunch . |
| 27 | She stayed for hours , not worrying , not thinking ; not seeing herself doing things , which was her usual way of planning ahead , chopping herbs , washing salad , seeing her hands arranging things on plates , hearing her voice ask for things in shops . |
| 28 | The NCCED and the other organisations listed on pages 145–7 offer support and counselling for a woman who has spent the whole of her life caring for parents or a relative who has died . |
| 29 | A WOMAN who has spent her life caring for others was herself the centre of attention at the weekend . |
| 30 | I felt her hand rooting for mine in the pocket of my jacket . |