Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mahoney thanked her for the meal and left , stepping out onto the pavement . |
| 2 | Travis watched her for a second , then eased off his load and knelt down beside her . |
| 3 | Hitchcock wanted her for The Birds but she turned him down . |
| 4 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 5 | From the beginning she had been angered at having to take the girl in , for Lavender had been lovely , and Liti detested her for it . |
| 6 | I think Simon blamed her for this . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I think it 's fine , ’ Alina said , and Pete watched her for a moment longer , almost as if he was checking her score on a test . |
| 8 | She first represented her country when she was just 15 and only last month , Tennis Ireland selected her for her fourth international match , which was played in Italy at Easter . |
| 9 | Jake watched her for a moment , then observed in a soft voice , ‘ Of course , I care about Kirsty . |
| 10 | Burun watched her for a moment , then he looked back at Suragai . |
| 11 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 12 | Roman observed her for another few moments . |
| 13 | She told him to tell Dora she 'd written to Auntie Flo to thank her for the cake . |
| 14 | The Clerk was to send a letter of apology to Mrs thanking her for twenty years of service and ask if she 'd reconsider the job . |
| 15 | Adam studied her for a moment in silence . |
| 16 | Vitor studied her for a moment . |
| 17 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
| 18 | Prince Philip blamed her for bringing shame and ridicule on the Royal Family and ordered her to ‘ help maintain the dignity of the Crown ’ . |
| 19 | For one wild moment she thought it was Adam fighting her for the cup ; but it was a more powerful arm that pinned her . |
| 20 | Vitor caressed her for a moment but then , impatient for the nakedness of the woman who had been such an obstinate aching presence in his bloodstream , he eased the amber silk from her shoulders and unhooked her lacy bra . |
| 21 | So when they held dinner-parties Scarlet skimped on the smoked salmon , and Brian rebuked her for her graceless parsimony . |
| 22 | ‘ Because I am running out of money , ’ she added , and she crossed her fingers beneath the light blanket which Miss Mates had thrown over her earlier and asked God to forgive her for such dreadful lies , and so many of them . |
| 23 | Sandy takes her for walks , not the other way round . |
| 24 | Joe watched her for a second , his long finger delicately turning the gold ring in his ear . |
| 25 | Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty . |
| 26 | Félicie waited with him for news of the birth , and during the anxious time Modi asked her for advice , knowing that Jeanne was too preoccupied in looking after him and coping with her mother 's often unhelpful interference to look after a new baby alone . |
| 27 | After the Anglo-French reconciliation of 1303 , Edward wrote to Marie of France thanking her for her letters in which she expressed her desire for a meeting and conversation between him and her stepson , Philip the Fair . |
| 28 | Peter admired her for it ; he liked the way she stood out from the other wives . |
| 29 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 30 | ‘ Drew married her for her money . ’ |