Example sentences of "[prep] her [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridget looked after her son for the first eighteen months before getting a job so he recognises her as his mother , whereas it could be quite easy for a baby to start calling its grandmother " Mum " . |
| 2 | ‘ And , Herr Busacher , I think something must be done about her costumes for the other productions . |
| 3 | Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic . |
| 4 | She never bought more , nor less , than she would need for her housekeeping for the next 24 hours . |
| 5 | And the woman respected for her concern for the sick and deprived is told : ‘ Not to love is not to live , or it is to live a living death . |
| 6 | The smaller girl was already quietly repeating the words of her song for the twentieth time . |
| 7 | She had lain in her child 's bed and become aware of the reality of her heart for the first time as its beat quickened in response to the sparrow 's wild meanderings . |
| 8 | A woman has the right to stop work until her child is three and gets a third of her salary for the first 18 months . |
| 9 | She was beside herself , shouting at the top of her voice for the second time that day . |
| 10 | She had made no secret of her admiration for the mysterious Miguelito . |
| 11 | In truth she had done remarkably well staying out of her clutches for the past three days , but then , she reflected ruefully , Adam had kept his promise , staying practically glued to her side . |
| 12 | In addition , the Treasury has offered an ex gratia payment of £580 to Ms Anouschka Zagorski , studying law at King 's College , London , to reimburse the cost of her fees for the last academic year . |
| 13 | One of her contributions for the home-baking stall came labelled ‘ with love from Helen ’ . |
| 14 | The pop superstar has made no secret of her lust for the 27-year-old bad-boy star of hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210 . |
| 15 | She says she wept nonstop for an hour during which she gradually began to realize that she had been out of her mind for the last six weeks . |
| 16 | We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . |
| 17 | The ball scooted into her goal for the ninth time , and Nick whooped with delight . |
| 18 | He had looked directly into her face for the first time and she saw his dark eyes blaze with a mixture of anger and pain . |
| 19 | There was the most profound admiration mingled with her affection for the elder sister who had brought her up ever since their mother 's death , twelve years ago . |
| 20 | The girl noticed Wightman while waiting with her boyfriend for the last train . |
| 21 | She bumped into Charlie later on , as she was heading out with her list for the coffee-shop order . |
| 22 | Despite living with her mother for the past eight years , she saw her foster parents every other weekend and went on holidays with them . |
| 23 | Nell pumped up the air , constricting the blood supply , then bled it out again , listening with her stethoscope for the returning pulse . |
| 24 | Hilton warns her not to skimp these obligatory verbal prayers in her enthusiasm for the new contemplation . |
| 25 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |
| 26 | Mrs Beveridge cared for Leanne 's two children in her home for the first 24 hours of the siege . |
| 27 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 28 | On her return she was promptly plunged back into teaching by Caroline Little , and at present she is working as Caroline 's assistant in her Classes for the Elderly . |
| 29 | Aunt Louise was seeking in her mind for the next verse , but it had gone . |
| 30 | Punctual , reliable and sensible , she carried a rape alarm in her car for the two-minute drive from home to the sports centre where she worked . |