Example sentences of "she for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 2 | Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared . |
| 3 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 4 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 5 | I beg you to allow me to speak to her for a few moments , and , if you would be so kind , also to yourself . |
| 6 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 7 | He chatted with her for a few minutes , then placed the bag of clothes into the boot of his car , and headed for home . |
| 8 | And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck . |
| 9 | He lay prone on top of her for a few moments then he rolled to one side , panting loudly , his breath slowly returning to normal . |
| 10 | In the end , the big woman with the cherries in her hat had dragged the now screaming child from his mother 's arms , pulling poor Edith along with her for a few steps until she had dropped sobbing on to the linoleum . |
| 11 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 12 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 13 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 14 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 15 | And then he looked in her direction , smiled and waved over the woman 's shoulder , continued to talk to her for a few moments , then laid a hand on her arm for an instant and moved towards Helen . |
| 16 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 17 | The sweaty exertions of the players , the movement of their pale , hairy legs , their breathless staccato shouts of ‘ Oh , well played ! ’ and ‘ Just out ! ’ occupied her for a few minutes . |
| 18 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 19 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 20 | Snappy bounded after her for a few yards , then scampered away to follow his mistress . |
| 21 | That stumped her for a few seconds , then she opened the door to the hallway for me . |
| 22 | It would tick over perfectly without her for a few weeks . |
| 23 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 24 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 25 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 26 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 27 | her for a few years . |
| 28 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |