Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She left her sister to rest for a while , and she herself set off at once with her possessions in a basket . |
| 2 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 3 | She allowed her mind to dwell for a minute on her old schoolfellow in the role of husband . |
| 4 | Her mind searched for a safer topic . |
| 5 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 6 | Alert , she stalked the jackrabbit , her stiletto poised for a deft jab . |
| 7 | The door closed after Harriet , and Sally rifled through her wardrobe looking for a dress of mauve-sprigged white seersucker , slightly yellowed now , and quite out of place amongst the designer gowns . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She says bringing up three children plus two career moves her husband works for a computer firm strung out her studies . |
| 11 | One was from her husband asking for a meeting . |
| 12 | She sat up quickly , her head reeling for a moment . |
| 13 | and simply batty … the woman who takes her baby bats for a bike ride . |
| 14 | Her father thought for a moment . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Of course he needs to know the obvious data like her starsign , blood-type , favourite foods and what her father does for a living . |
| 17 | Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car . |
| 18 | Round the corner in No 22 , Church Row , Irene Pitt was watching her daughter prepare for a picnic . |
| 19 | Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident . |
| 20 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 21 | Gemma , 11 , was found alone at a flat in Hammersmith a fortnight after her mother left for a month 's holiday with a male friend on the Costa del Sol . |
| 22 | Why was Mrs Thatcher upset when her son went for a drive in 1982 ? |
| 23 | That gave her time to go for a quick wash . |