Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] for her [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Annabelle told me to look out for her brother John .
2 ABBERLEY ( chatty ) : She came back for her books .
3 ‘ And in that order , too , ’ Ruth laughed , ‘ because it was ages before she came back for her husband . ’
4 Swinging her legs out of bed , she hunted around for her nightshirt , flung in a crumpled heap on the carpet , then studied the piece of paper .
5 She reached down for her handbag on the floor .
6 She reached out for her glass and swallowed most of the contents at a gulp .
7 When the shop shut she went in for her tea .
8 She groped around for her panties and shorts , ducking her head to put them on so that he would n't see the tears gathering in the corners of her eyes .
9 Jes paid her on Sunday and instead of telling us how they went round for her wages yesterday and he 'd already paid her , and she 'd gone to school with money in her car !
10 He reached out for her hand .
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