Example sentences of "[prep] her [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridget looked after her son for the first eighteen months before getting a job so he recognises her as his mother , whereas it could be quite easy for a baby to start calling its grandmother " Mum " . |
| 2 | Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic . |
| 3 | She never bought more , nor less , than she would need for her housekeeping for the next 24 hours . |
| 4 | And the woman respected for her concern for the sick and deprived is told : ‘ Not to love is not to live , or it is to live a living death . |
| 5 | She had previously won the Oloman-Ellis Award ( see page : 109 ) and been elected a Grand Councillor both for her work for the BDA in her own branch — Leeds — and region — North Regional Council — , on the national executive , As editor of a Newsletter and of hundreds of " Congress Bulletins " , and as fund-raiser extraordinary for deaf sporting activities . |
| 6 | She had no idea Simon had sent off her photo for the slimming contest until a letter arrived saying she was in the final . |
| 7 | The smaller girl was already quietly repeating the words of her song for the twentieth time . |
| 8 | She had lain in her child 's bed and become aware of the reality of her heart for the first time as its beat quickened in response to the sparrow 's wild meanderings . |
| 9 | Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been talking of her concern for the victims of Aids . |
| 10 | THE Queen has spoken of her concern for the environment while praising the Sultan of Brunei for his work in protecting his country 's rainforests . |
| 11 | A woman has the right to stop work until her child is three and gets a third of her salary for the first 18 months . |
| 12 | She was beside herself , shouting at the top of her voice for the second time that day . |
| 13 | She had made no secret of her admiration for the mysterious Miguelito . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , the girlfriend of PC Williamson has spoken of her hate for the killers . |
| 15 | Charles felt fairly confident of her safety for the time being . |
| 16 | Alan Watkin won all his games for Admirals , while Elaine Simpson was only one point short of her maximum for the visitors . |
| 17 | The teacher running the course checked out materials in the library as part of her planning for the course . |
| 18 | The pop superstar has made no secret of her lust for the 27-year-old bad-boy star of hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210 . |
| 19 | Jane felt with the toe of her shoe for the kerb edge . |
| 20 | She says she wept nonstop for an hour during which she gradually began to realize that she had been out of her mind for the last six weeks . |
| 21 | The tenth case got off with a very stern reprimand from Matron and a very black mark against her name for the rest of her career . |
| 22 | She had been looking forward to this moment , for it promised a long-sought revenge : a revenge not only against her husband for the bitterness and suffering he had caused her , but also against the harlot , Hannah Gristy , whose lithe body and brazen looks had tempted young Gregory into fornication nearly forty years before , and of whom this insolent little slut was so painful a reminder . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sure she 'll understand , ’ Alice said , willing herself not to touch Harry 's dark curls , not to draw his head against her breast for the comfort she so longed to give him . |
| 24 | He was motionless , the only movement a nerve jerking in his tense jaw as she reached her hands up to slip the shoe-string straps from her shoulders , then felt behind her back for the zip . |
| 25 | We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . |
| 26 | The ball scooted into her goal for the ninth time , and Nick whooped with delight . |
| 27 | They regarded each other for long moments , then Julie reached into her handbag for the envelope . |
| 28 | He had looked directly into her face for the first time and she saw his dark eyes blaze with a mixture of anger and pain . |
| 29 | If the owner 's daughter invites the accused into her bedroom for the purpose of sexual intercourse , he is not trespassing . |
| 30 | Susie Terhune scrabbled under her seat for the handgun stashed there . |