Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] she for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was wondering whether you 'd arranged to meet her for a talk — to break the news to her ? ’ |
| 2 | She had not merely been a housekeeper but her qualities of efficiency , cheerfulness and gastronomic expertise seemed to fit her for the task of looking after this unusual pair . |
| 3 | His eyes seemed to study her for a moment . |
| 4 | Luke 's kiss , withheld to torment her for a moment while he stared into her darkened eyes , was an insult when it came , and yet insufficient to her hunger , because his mouth was torn away from hers again almost at once , plunging to suckle hard at one exposed breast for several agonising seconds , the message blatant — she was desired , and despised . |
| 5 | That ‘ little grey home in the west ’ idea was n't going to fool her for a minute ; it was easy to see that the man sitting next to her loved every minute of his fast-living , action-packed life . |
| 6 | And erm they were going to send her for an interview straight away . |
| 7 | Then one day , when she came out of school there was a car waiting to take her for a screen test , and something magical happened as soon as she stood in front of a camera , and she became an actress , a real actress not a washed-up joke like her mother , and everyone admired her . |
| 8 | Some connection having been made in his mind , he began to rebuke her for a belief in the reality of Noah 's Ark , which he referred to sarcastically as the Myth of the Deluge . |
| 9 | The policewoman decided to believe her for the moment . |
| 10 | The daughter no longer had to provide care but said ‘ I merely go to see her for a chat and the company nowadays ’ . |
| 11 | No doubt about it , he meant to corner her for the evening . |
| 12 | He continued to watch her for a moment , then murmured , ‘ I liked him . ’ |
| 13 | He offered to tutor the girl , but after trying to teach her for a while , gave it up as he considered she was unable to focus on what she was being taught . |
| 14 | ‘ He wanted to swop her for a guarantee that he would not be arrested ’ |
| 15 | But for that old lady , I had been ordered to do her for the fire . |
| 16 | Slinkton is planning to murder her for the insurance money , and Sampson contrives to warn her of her danger during an interview on the sands . |
| 17 | We plan to invite her for the weekend of 10th — 12th July and hope to be able to use Froebel Institute , Roehampton . |
| 18 | He wanted to take her for a ride . |