Example sentences of "[to-vb] her for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It seems that she had fallen in love with him but she " did n't know where I was at all " with him ; he would be most affectionate towards her and then , for no apparent reason , seemed to avoid her for protracted periods .
2 Now they have aerial wires attached to the masts and they made me think they must intend to use her for some sort of electronic surveillance .
3 The idea was to use her for short patrols inshore and around the large estuaries and harbours of the south Coast .
4 Spennymoor impresario John Wray met Angie last summer and was inspired to book her for several tours of the North-East .
5 They had been trying to contact her for several days .
6 Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation .
7 No , she 's said , she , she ai n't got the courage to ask her for more money , so I said well just give it a few more weeks and then Anne and Brian 's turn up , if it do n't get any better then , I 'm afraid you got Anne and Brian 's .
8 Two days later , Clare 's mind was unexpectedly diverted from her personal problems — no job , no man — when the CND office telephoned to ask her for voluntary evening help : they were organizing another protest after a nuclear accident .
9 The geography of Boiotia might to a shallow observer seem to suit her for naval hegemony .
10 St Matthew 's seems to suit her for some reason .
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