Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] she for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She was abandoned by her mother when she was a year old , and her father gave her for adoption . ’
2 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 .
3 Joshua held her for half-an-hour , dozing contentedly .
4 Then , when Warners sued her for breach of contract , she reluctantly agreed to return to the studio corral while making certain that the trade press was fully apprised of her frustration .
5 The penguin who had said the word warm shook her head sadly , and tho' the young penguin pestered her for days and days she heard no more about it .
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