Example sentences of "[vb past] her for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 2 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 3 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
| 4 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In fact I knew her for a tough-minded young woman with feminist leanings and rather more interest in student politics than would be helpful in her academic work . |
| 7 | That stumped her for a few seconds , then she opened the door to the hallway for me . |
| 8 | No , no , I said to Richard is , is , Debbie not feeling well enough to come here , no I took her for a little ride round the . |
| 9 | Jobless Shepherd told a court his labrador Flash was savaged by a pit bull terrier as he took her for a late-night walk after drinking at a local club . |
| 10 | The sweaty exertions of the players , the movement of their pale , hairy legs , their breathless staccato shouts of ‘ Oh , well played ! ’ and ‘ Just out ! ’ occupied her for a few minutes . |
| 11 | He was supported by a most devoted wife who looked after him for many years until , late in his life , he rejected and abandoned her for a younger woman . |
| 12 | Though sometimes , the gentlemen chucked her beneath the chin absently , or gave her a sixpence , and one , even , pushed her for a whole quarter-hour on the swing . |