Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun] [coord] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He met her eyes and for a second time ; she smiled her shy smile at him , but his swimming head filled it with invitations . |
| 2 | The wife obligingly lifted her arm and for the first time there was a flash of something pale , as if to show that there really was flesh and blood beneath the shapeless black garment . |
| 3 | She scooped up Victoria , ignoring her protests but for a quick kiss , and dropped her into her cot , gesturing Melanie to lie down . |
| 4 | She stuffed her handkerchief into her mouth ; it was large enough to cover her nose and for the faint scent of lavender-water to obliterate the worst of the putrefaction . |
| 5 | Nora Fanshawe raised her head and for the first time he saw her smile , an ugly harsh smile of self-mockery . |
| 6 | He took her arm and for a moment Sophie resented his high-handed manner . |
| 7 | Perkin , on her other side , murmured something to get her attention and for a while I watched Tremayne make the best of our table having been graced by the sponsor 's wife , a gushing froth of a lady in unbecoming lemon . |
| 8 | She could cancel her newspapers and for a few pence from a local jumble sale acquire an old-fashioned cookery book , and a heavy stew pot . |
| 9 | On his saint 's day she summons him into her inmost boudoir , dismisses her girls , permits him to braid her hair and for a moment to fondle her breasts . |
| 10 | A strong hand stayed her fall and for a brief instant she was flung against Fen 's chest , his heartbeat quite audible as her breathing seemed suspended . |
| 11 | Slowly she drained her glass and for a moment held it in front of her , staring at and smoothing the condensation away with her thumb . |