Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll pay , ’ he laughed back as she reached for her robe . |
| 2 | Her new coat was now firmly wrapped round her as she waited for her meal . |
| 3 | She was relieved to be out in the cool night air , but the journey home was an awkward one and she felt a little sorry for herself as she waited for her second bus . |
| 4 | She lived in hope as she waited for her lung swap |
| 5 | Happy , smiling , confident , she had cheerfully tucked a stray strand of her long pale gold hair behind her ear as she waited for her sister to answer her ring at her doorbell . |
| 6 | Memory of Ven Gajdusek 's furious expression of a short while ago returned , and as she waited for her room key she began to grow seriously worried . |
| 7 | As she waited for her mother to pick her up , she was approached by a man who tried to kiss her . |
| 8 | An excited fan planted a kiss on the Duchess of York 's cheek yesterday as she practised for her new role as a United Nations roving ambassador . |
| 9 | Carson carried her weekend bag through a brick archway to a side door , and waited as she looked for her key . |
| 10 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 11 | Her handbag had fallen behind the car seat when she 'd stopped at the traffic lights in town so several minutes were lost as she scrabbled for her pass , then when she drove into the car park she could n't immediately find a space and had to drive round several times . |
| 12 | A girl who has been shy or awkward can become quite self-possessed as she cares for her new baby . |
| 13 | Who wants to body bash ? ’ she shouts with her body language , as she looks for her type of guy in the park — a hunky Dobermann or a Rottweiler usually twice her size ! |
| 14 | As she prepares for her gold medal exam for speech and drama next month through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , she confesses she has cast aside ambitions she had as a ten- year-old to be an actress . |
| 15 | ‘ Hallo , ’ she says , by way of a general greeting as she fishes for her door key in her coat pocket . |
| 16 | This was such a beautiful city , Merrill thought a couple of hours later as she paid for her coffee and left the pavement café . |
| 17 | FERGIE and her daughters had to mingle with ordinary travellers at Heathrow yesterday as they waited for her sister to arrive from Australia . |
| 18 | Shiona took his arm as they headed for her office . |
| 19 | His eyes were half closed as he drank from his glass , and there was a sudden stillness in the air as he waited for her reply . |
| 20 | She felt him lean forward over her back , his chest and stomach bearing down on her as he reached for her sweet bubbies , swinging like ripe peaches beneath her . |
| 21 | Yet she could not deny that her heart tilted inside her as he reached for her hand once more and assured her , ‘ I 'm as free as you are . |