Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] her [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | FATAL attraction killer Susan Christie got her wish for justice yesterday — when her five-year jail term was increased to nine . |
| 2 | A second , searing stroke made her gasp for breath , as fire exploded in her backside as if she 'd been hit by a ball of lightning . |
| 3 | The blue eyes surveyed her face for a moment , their expression dark and oddly unreadable . |
| 4 | KATE HOWEY discovered her instinct for combat at primary school . |
| 5 | Jezrael leaped at the man in a balletic kick , somersaulting as the back of his neck snagged her foot for a second . |
| 6 | Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped . |
| 7 | Her province was terrestrial , the mountains and hillsides where wild animals needed her protection for their nurture . |
| 8 | ‘ Why ? ’ he rasped again as his eyes scoured her face for an answer . |
| 9 | Now , with the hull of the ferry drumming a different note as the thrusters tuned up for docking , Jezrael-Ayesha felt her hatred for Nils give way to the fear in her . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His eyes searched her face for what seemed like aeons . |
| 12 | Mrs McHugh said her work for reconciliation would continue : ‘ It 's good to see ordinary people come out today , especially in the wake of the bombings over the last few days . |
| 13 | Delia Sutherland searched her lap for the offers , the arguments , the good sense . |
| 14 | PETRA KRONBERGER begins her campaign for a fourth consecutive title when the women 's World Cup Alpine ski season opens in Park City , Utah , this weekend . |
| 15 | Sharpe caught her eye for a second , then turned away as Lucille ran to him . |
| 16 | Katherine turned her cheek for his kiss , and them immediately ushered both children towards the dining room . |
| 17 | World No 1 Monica Seles began her bid for a third consecutive title by crushing a hopelessly outclassed Nathalie Tauziat 6–1 , 6–2 . |
| 18 | Refreshed , exhilarated , I went next door again , the brandy bottle swinging from my hand , and made Selina curse her mother for ever giving her birth . |
| 19 | For three months Jeanne kept her love for Modigliani a secret from her family , went to Mass and appeared gentle and dutiful , if somewhat abstracted . |
| 20 | She had not had as many men as Karen gave her credit for , there was an element of blarney in all that , but there 'd been quite a number , had n't there ? |
| 21 | His eloquence was somewhat impaired by the presence on the bed of the current mistress , the Roman Catholic Duchess of Portsmouth , but eventually he succeeded in having her removed and in persuading the King to send for the Queen to seek her forgiveness for the wrongs he had done her ; the King however kept putting off the administration of the Holy Sacrament , and Ken was removed from the room in Charles 's last hours as he was received into the Roman Catholic Church by a priest smuggled into the palace by his brother and successor , James II . |
| 22 | The till girl mouths her request for identity . |
| 23 | Trish voiced her support for the vice-presidential campaign of Gerlandine Ferraro . |
| 24 | Brooke-Rose used her facility for light , clever story-telling as a sort of sugar-coating with which to induce readers to swallow her less palatable conceptual material , but in most cases the pill was never digested because readers were accustomed to ‘ serious ’ novels being concerned with morality . |
| 25 | Elaine bit her lip for a second , her round face thoughtful . |
| 26 | THE wife of Iraqi hostage Paul Ride yesterday begged Saddam Hussein to release her husband for Christmas . |
| 27 | TV campaigner Esther Rantzen was tonight announcing a political initiative to back her call for a nationwide witness protection programme . |
| 28 | When she heard Jacques Devraux join her husband for a final drink at the table in the canter of the clearing , she tried to listen to their conversation . |
| 29 | More worried now than she liked to admit , Piper extended her search for the Base Administrator to the refectory . |
| 30 | Alyssia held her breath for what seemed like minutes . |