Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight . |
| 2 | Kate is obviously eating her heart out for a colour changer and an intarsia carriage . |
| 3 | ‘ I am now told that he 's hawking her story around for a six-figure sum , ’ he writes in the 100,000-circulation journal , which is read mainly by journalists , stock-brokers and media personalities . |
| 4 | The sergeant thought Blanche would be tired after the tension of the previous hour or two , and he expected Blanche to sit at her desk quietly for a few minutes . |
| 5 | They had seen little of Rosemary Talbot during the last four months , so it was n't until they had been in their flat for a week and Leith went across the hall to invite Rosemary and her husband over for a celebratory drink that Leith learned that Derek Talbot no longer lived there . |
| 6 | Should we have her podiatrist in for a look ? ’ |
| 7 | Rory saw his mother 's shoulders move once , and she put her head down for a second , sniffed . |
| 8 | Joanna looked at her friend curiously for a moment . |
| 9 | Very gently he caught the long glittering strands and brushed them behind her ear , his fingers lingering coolly against her flesh just for a moment before he let them drop to his side . |
| 10 | Penry 's fingers bit into her flesh cruelly for a moment , then his face drained of expression as he released her . |
| 11 | She blinked and scoured her brain desperately for a neutral topic of conversation to deflect his attention , but the question which emerged proved far from neutral . |
| 12 | From time to time , as she looked up , specks of gritty plaster landed in her eyes and , putting her broom down for a moment , she dabbed them with the corner of her shawl . |
| 13 | But when her company refused her time off for a quick photo shoot , Yasmin energised herself by picking up her coat and walking out . |
| 14 | He watched her face thoughtfully for a moment . |
| 15 | but er , as I say I ca n't remember precisely , I just scanned it and give it to Mick who was out the door like , Lesley put her house up for a hundred and twenty six erm , one how much is it ? |