Example sentences of "had [verb] her [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had heard her cry for them in the night . |
| 2 | Karen had done her bit for me and I would have been more than happy to reciprocate . |
| 3 | In fact , if Matilda 's messenger had n't carried a letter to the Queen explaining the ‘ unfortunate misunderstanding ’ that had resulted in Isabel 's ‘ ill-considered ’ flight from Gloucester with fitzAlan 's assistance , she was quite sure William of Ypres would have clapped her into prison until he had verified her story for himself . |
| 4 | After paying for her younger sister 's lavish wedding last autumn he had begun saving for the world cruise he had promised her mother for their thirtieth wedding anniversary . |
| 5 | She had asked her mother for something to eat over and over again , until finally she had decided to get it herself . |