Example sentences of "was [verb] her [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was gathering her strength for the season of ice that must settle over Munding Rectory . |
| 2 | I was changing her nappy for her . |
| 3 | Agnes sipped her drink assuming that Magill was watching her face for signs of disappointment . |
| 4 | Sylvia was pestering her mother for a story one morning after breakfast . |
| 5 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |
| 6 | There was no initial prospect of romance between her and Ian , but it was suggested her admiration for the man would sometimes lead to under-currents of antagonism between her and Susan . |