Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] for her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I worship her for her piety . ’ |
2 | [ aside ] Sometimes I admired her for her virtue , at other times , impetuous in my temper and unused to control , I could have beat her . |
3 | He said : ‘ I thanked her for her honesty with a box of chocolates . ’ |
4 | I thanked her for her consideration and said I would . |
5 | Carrying the booty , I thanked her for her kindness in answering our questions , and helping , and George and I retreated . |
6 | Yes , she made them for her teacher 's as well , they 'll chocolates . |
7 | She wore it for her lover who was far , far away |
8 | Oh , she wore it for her lover who was far , far away . |
9 | The Widow Douglas , she took me for her son , and allowed she would sivilize me ; but it was rough living in the house all the time , considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways ; and so when I could n't stand it no longer , I lit out . |
10 | She did it for her father and liked to do so in the one part of the house that was totally his . |
11 | We see that Cordelia 's judgement of them was correct : As they taunt her for her disobedience she replies , ‘ Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides ; /Who covers faults , at last with shame derides ’ ( 280f . ) . |
12 | He sat with me and watched Jo Spence 's documentary on her fight against a serious illness and he admired her for her spirit and for using her work to get through her situation . |