Example sentences of "her [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small shock of surprise disturbed her judgement for a moment , and the awareness of feeling and looking disconcerted inclined her to resent him , and to look for and find impudence in an approach which would have seemed perfectly excusable in a resident scholar . |
| 2 | After a while , sitting in the car , we saw her stand for a few minutes first on one of the Howes , then on another , still and with arms raised . |
| 3 | Diana asked her sister for a lift to London . |
| 4 | The old lady clutched at her chest for a moment , and Lina took a step forward , but Mrs Richards waved her away . |
| 5 | Jezrael leaped at the man in a balletic kick , somersaulting as the back of his neck snagged her foot for a second . |
| 6 | A T E , A T R at the university and just , the block , the side of the university , she had her apartment for a little time . |
| 7 | In this case , take the child some distance away and then let him or her watch for a while until the fear recedes , which it usually does within about ten minutes . |
| 8 | ‘ The new owner of the Enderley estate is a hard man , or he 'd never have the heart to turn her out , even if he does want her cottage for a gamekeeper . |
| 9 | ‘ One lady invited us to go to her cottage for a holiday . |
| 10 | She surveyed Nona and her preparation for a picnic . |
| 11 | She felt his teeth against her skin for a split-second , then the splinter was gone . |
| 12 | Now I 'll show them , she thought , lifting her stick for a flawless offside drive . |
| 13 | Even when Hugh Russell 's attitude towards her had begun to change it had never occurred to her to doubt her parentage for a moment . |
| 14 | She gladly gave her blood for a substantial blood transfusion , and the patient was told after-wards by the doctor , ‘ You owe the fact that you are alive today to the crossing sweeper who first detected a movement in you when you were in the mortuary and then gave her blood for you . ’ |
| 15 | She would never again have so much rapt attention focused upon her , and she stood silent , until one lady , younger than most of those present , started to rummage in her handbag for a cigarette . |
| 16 | To hide her embarrassment she fumbled in her handbag for a little mirrored compact backed with tortoiseshell and turned away to repowder her face . |
| 17 | She paused again ‘ Oh , God , ’ she muttered , fumbling in her handbag for a handkerchief . |
| 18 | She sought in her mind for a way to explain , and finally she said hesitantly : |
| 19 | ’ Celia cast around in her mind for a less depressing topic . |
| 20 | The idea had been in the back of her mind for a few days now and this evening had decided it for sure . |
| 21 | For the rest of her stay on the island , she did n't let the ragged emotions of that near-miss encounter with Guy trouble her mind for a single waking minute . |
| 22 | Paige racked her mind for a suitable excuse . |
| 23 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 24 | Her mother ran upstairs , followed closely by a policewoman who had n't left her side for a moment since they 'd arrived . |
| 25 | It was quite coincidental that June , by her search for a new life in California , drew him towards what would be the hub of the rest of his life and it was touch and go whether he stayed or went back to Neptune . |
| 26 | She called on friends , far and wide , in her search for a ring of high quality , but with no success . |
| 27 | When you watch the video you will find yourself following a short story about a young girl , unsure just what the future will unfold for her , in her search for a career . |
| 28 | Mia launched her search for a doggy companion after setting up temporary home in Ireland during the filming of ‘ Widow 's Peak ’ on location . |
| 29 | World No 1 Monica Seles began her bid for a third consecutive title by crushing a hopelessly outclassed Nathalie Tauziat 6–1 , 6–2 . |
| 30 | He was so quick that she was put off her stride for a moment . |