Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll want to see her for sure . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was wondering whether you 'd arranged to meet her for a talk — to break the news to her ? ’ |
| 3 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 4 | He has seen her for all of 30 seconds . |
| 5 | But coming from a theatrical background has prepared her for the highs and lows of an actor 's life . |
| 6 | And it was then she finally asked me a question that has bothered her for twenty years . |
| 7 | HELENA Bonham-Carter , the actress , was yesterday granted a High Court injunction in London against a fan who has pestered her for several years . |
| 8 | Miss Bonham-Carter , whose great-grandfather was the Liberal premier , Lord Asquith , has claimed that Mr Farquharson , 27 , has pestered her for several years . |
| 9 | So I intended to try flying her for the assembly , and carefully got her down to her flying weight . |
| 10 | Ms Nelson has praised her for being brave enough to take the case . |
| 11 | It was lovely that you came , ’ and she took his hand and raised her mouth eagerly to his as he bent to kiss her for the first time . |
| 12 | And almost before he had finished speaking , his mouth forced itself over hers in a kiss that was clearly designed to punish her for that last remark . |
| 13 | ‘ This business has knocked her for six . ’ |
| 14 | She gathered information all morning ; taking accurate measurements and soil tests , pin-pointing particular features or specimens on her plan , even photographs to remind her for when she got back to her drawing-board and began designing . |
| 15 | It was all Wilson could do to thank her for her concern . |
| 16 | Yvonne Paul whose The Glamour Game ( W H Allen , £2.95 ) tells all about the Glamour Biz sent me in the blouse off her back , drenched in exotic perfume , as a ‘ thank-you ’ after I 'd interviewed her for the Daily Mail and mentioned how much I liked her get-up . |
| 17 | He went up , and it 's first time he 'd seen her for a while and she said something about , oh he was supposed to have something but he got to hear this well it 's got nothing to do with all the others . |
| 18 | She had not merely been a housekeeper but her qualities of efficiency , cheerfulness and gastronomic expertise seemed to fit her for the task of looking after this unusual pair . |
| 19 | It seems that she had fallen in love with him but she " did n't know where I was at all " with him ; he would be most affectionate towards her and then , for no apparent reason , seemed to avoid her for protracted periods . |
| 20 | Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment . |
| 21 | Prim and proper had always been her way , and he 'd appreciated her for it . |
| 22 | But she was gone before I could finish asking her for help , borne away by three identically dressed musketeers , waving her whip in the air , and lost in the crowds again . |
| 23 | Wanting to keep her for himself , and not wishing to give away her identity to his colleagues , he gives her a male name : ‘ Bob ’ — to the delight of the audience , who then laugh each time he uses the name . |
| 24 | His eyes seemed to study her for a moment . |
| 25 | He 'd done it again , she realised in amazement — with just a few choice words he 'd knocked her for six . |
| 26 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 27 | Eventually , Reid said , ‘ All Susan ever said about her father was that he was a grade-A shit who 'd ignored her for most of her life and thought money was a good substitute for love . |
| 28 | She thought perhaps he 'd mistaken her for someone else . |
| 29 | Luke 's kiss , withheld to torment her for a moment while he stared into her darkened eyes , was an insult when it came , and yet insufficient to her hunger , because his mouth was torn away from hers again almost at once , plunging to suckle hard at one exposed breast for several agonising seconds , the message blatant — she was desired , and despised . |
| 30 | This is not going to disappear overnight , it 's going to affect her for a long time , and she 's never going to catch up on the work that she 's missed over the last couple of months by having seven teachers in six weeks . |