Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun pl] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's been reported missing and we 're checking her movements for the two weeks before she vanished . ’ |
| 2 | And Julie Goodyear — Coronation Street 's Bet Gilroy — has given her earrings for a separate celebrity sale in aid of Romanian children . |
| 3 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 4 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
| 5 | She wanted to get all of the washing out , then cross her fingers for a dry day with a bit of sunshine and a drying wind . |
| 6 | She gave her orders for the next week 's farm work and then turned to one of the men . |
| 7 | Jane had removed her specs for a short myopic rest , but now put them on again , quickly . |
| 8 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 9 | She found she was straining her ears for the musical clang of the town church bells . |
| 10 | The almost wordless scene in which Ma Joad , packing her belongings for the last time , comes across a pair of old earrings and tries them on , recalling some long forgotten happiness , is as touching as anything he ever directed . |
| 11 | But just for once Jake refrained from attacking her , though he held her eyes for a long , dangerous moment . |
| 12 | He held her eyes for a split second , and she found his gaze disconcerting . |