Example sentences of "[vb past] her [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trish voiced her support for the vice-presidential campaign of Gerlandine Ferraro . |
| 2 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 3 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 4 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 5 | Putting aside his choice of partner , the lady who publicly declared her support for the barbaric practice of ‘ necklacing ’ those who step out of line , there is his friendship with Col Gaddafi , who is said to have paid the bill for the ANC leader 's recent tour of North Africa , as well as contributing $135,000 to Mrs Mandela 's defence . |
| 6 | She had recently changed her mind and in a moving and closely argued speech declared her support for the combined system . |
| 7 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 8 | Dinah thanked her salary for the latter 's white-painted existence , and the fact that she had thrashed Lilian enough to ensure silence among the rest . |
| 9 | He saw her as he called her name for the third time . |
| 10 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 11 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
| 12 | She gave her orders for the next week 's farm work and then turned to one of the men . |
| 13 | By accepting the jurisdiction of an external authority in domestic matters , the UK in effect converted her responsibility for the external relations of the Isle of Man into a total responsibility for its internal affairs , and abrogated by a sidewind the semi-independence of the Islands , which are under the Crown but not part of the United Kingdom . |
| 14 | Hilda left her country for the first time at the age of 63 to talk to human rights organizations , politicians and solidarity groups . |
| 15 | The goddess of the river left her pillow for the great Prince of Wei . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Some similar process in Ursula presumably explained her willingness for the first time to discuss arrangements for the funeral , which they agreed should be held as soon as possible . |