Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] she for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Kevin : Well , I 'd jist got my Giro , So I asked her for a Biro — If she
2 I interviewed her for a nature programme .
3 I paid her for the call , and stayed chatting for a while , answering her queries about the cottage and then telling her of my brother 's expected arrival , and the possibility that he might telephone with a message .
4 I thanked her for the dance and Werewolf bowed deeply to her ‘ girlfriend ’ ( Oxnard , California ) , which made her day , as they say in those parts .
5 A few days after the Argentinian surrender , I saw her for a meeting on health service pay .
6 She would remind Froggy of it the next time he ragged her for a noodle .
7 Actress Robin Givens gave the man a bloody nose after he mistook her for a hooker while she was filming in Chicago .
8 When he failed to persuade her to cancel it , he asked her for a date — and romance blossomed .
9 The blue eyes narrowed as he regarded her for a moment .
10 He regarded her for a moment as though considering what she 'd told him .
11 Mutely he blessed her for the information and , after quickly slaking his appetite , he was drawn — as if he had no will of his own — to the pothouse , where he picked up Joanna , went out with her into the fields , and made love with a sweating savagery which seemed to satisfy even her and delivered him of a madness which had gathered like an abscess .
12 Then he ignored her for the rest of the evening .
13 He surveyed her for a moment and then switched on , as though it had been a light , the very considerable charm of his smile .
14 He studied her for a second , eyes narrowed .
15 He studied her for a moment .
16 He studied her for a moment , noting how she had aged .
17 He studied her for a moment , and she took in his steel-grey , twill-weave trousers and ivory shirt of raw silk .
18 Frowning , he studied her for a moment , then , with an impatient curse , yanked the ribbon away and unwound her braid .
19 He studied her for a moment , then said slowly , ‘ Of course .
20 He scrutinised her for a moment .
21 Then without disclosing how — if he had the money to proceed on his own , he would not now be displaying that same information on Esther 's desk — he pressed her for a response .
22 He blamed her for the death of his sister .
23 He watched her for a moment in silence .
24 He left her for a time to find prey and brought back a hare from the moorland tops , tearing it up and gently feeding her with parts of it .
25 He held her for a while and they said nothing .
26 He held her for a moment longer , glaring down at her , crushing her with his body , his fingers .
27 Then , as she shuddered , he held her for a moment against him .
28 He considered her for a moment .
29 He eyed her for a moment , spat in disgust , and ignoring her , turned to his men crowding the galley 's side .
30 He eyed her for a moment .
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