Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] her [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did not miss your father , ’ she said in a hard voice that betrayed her contempt for the man . |
| 2 | She saw her tutor 's enquiring look and dismissed her benefactor for the moment . |
| 3 | On his way to the restaurant he passed a man and a woman arm in arm , a man walking purposefully , as if late for an appointment , a woman standing next to her car and searching her bag for the key . |
| 4 | Rory secured her hair with a heavily jewelled clasp and studied her reflection for a moment before giving a little nod . |
| 5 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 6 | Nicci Gerrard in the Observer reckoned Conran had cribbed the plot from King Lear and indicated her preference for the original , which was hardly biting , but Ruth Dudley Edwards in The Independent ( ’ bilge ’ ) and Moira Shearer in this paper ( ’ high-flown twaddle ’ ) did n't mess about and Julie Burchill in The Spectator ( ’ truly appalling book … ) was predictably excoriating . |
| 7 | Caro turned on the hairdryer and saved her answer for a couple of minutes , which gave her time to make it tactful . |
| 8 | Sheldukher stared down at her suddenly , as if registering her presence for the first time . |
| 9 | She would stand in the door of her enormous closet in a thick velour robe and choose her outfit for the afternoon . |
| 10 | And left her Toilet for the Chimney Side : |
| 11 | Scottish Television 's Controller of Drama , Robert Love praised her for her bravery and praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her . |