Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] her for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mahoney thanked her for the meal and left , stepping out onto the pavement . |
| 2 | Hitchcock wanted her for The Birds but she turned him down . |
| 3 | She told him to tell Dora she 'd written to Auntie Flo to thank her for the cake . |
| 4 | For one wild moment she thought it was Adam fighting her for the cup ; but it was a more powerful arm that pinned her . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
| 7 | Leo asked her for the second time . |
| 8 | Betty thanked her for the bucket and smiled at her , and Lydia , who , if Betty went on like this , might turn out to be quite human , decided that she would take her her breakfast in bed in the morning : thin crispy toast with a scraping of butter and golden clear jasmine tea , and an egg-cupful of harebells to remind her of the sky . |
| 9 | The following evening , when Kathy came to check on her , it was obvious that Clare blamed her for the shape she was in . |
| 10 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |