Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb past] for a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Her father thought for a moment .
4 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 .
5 Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car .
6 Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident .
7 Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch .
8 Why was Mrs Thatcher upset when her son went for a drive in 1982 ?
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