Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was foolishness of course , nothing could ever come of her infatuation for a man from another world , a world of comfort and security . |
| 2 | After leaving Dekalb at 20 , Cindy always returned to her mother for advice — except when it came to Gere , 17 years her senior . |
| 3 | He carried her to a side room , Lady Grafton , resplendent in draped red silk and turban headdress , hurrying beside him , thoroughly irritated with her daughter for shewing such weakness . |
| 4 | Alyssia narrowed her eyes , wondering whether this was an unexpected wisecrack from the other woman , but she realised that Nicole had merely taken her literally and was now rummaging in her bag for the tablets . |
| 5 | The settlement increasingly depended on her lore for the relief of its ailments . |
| 6 | After such rows , her mother would sometimes stay in her room for days on end or trail round the house like a blind stranger , oblivious to Katherine 's existence . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He was motionless , the only movement a nerve jerking in his tense jaw as she reached her hands up to slip the shoe-string straps from her shoulders , then felt behind her back for the zip . |
| 9 | ‘ If Mrs Earley or her granddaughter would care to make contact we will certainly look at her application for a move . ’ |