Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She asked for her name not to be used because she wanted to protect her relationship with regular callers . |
| 32 | She asked for her boys to be taken into care because she was terrified that she would do it again . |
| 33 | Mandy and Debby looked the part all right , they looked tough enough for this , particularly Debby , who gave me so much eye-contact and hand-on-knee and dressing-gown disclosure that I almost asked for her telephone number . |
| 34 | The police driver asked for her documents but the woman explained , with a pleasant smile that they were at her home nearby . |
| 35 | Then I paid the woman the five shillings she asked for her hospitality and went on my way . |
| 36 | He asked for her help in resisting attempts to ban the sale of fresh turkeys at Christmas . |
| 37 | ‘ I was desperate when I rang Anne and asked for her help . |
| 38 | Occasionally he asked for her opinion but showed no particular reaction when she gave it , so that she had no way of knowing if he was completely satisfied with her grasp of the work . |
| 39 | Before she could add , as she was evidently about to , that she never bought anything at the door , he announced himself hurriedly and asked for her husband . |
| 40 | And a great relaxation rippled through her brain to her muscles and nerves . |
| 41 | His mouth smothered hers again and she was aware of his taut , hard body lying across her own pliant form , aware of the roughness of his chest , the sculptured contours of muscle that rippled through her fingers as they clutched and stroked at his skin . |
| 42 | A tingle rippled through her blood . |
| 43 | I could n't take my eyes off her as she swivelled to rinse the mud from her legs , then flexed her arms , swept back her hair to shake it , and the motion rippled through her body . |
| 44 | He shifted slightly , the hard thrust of his hips angled into hers , and a shameful excitement rippled through her body , a swift , unbidden flame of desire throbbing into every crevice of her being . |
| 45 | He pulled her into his arms , pressing her close as a long , shuddering sigh rippled through her body . |
| 46 | Freed hair fluttered about her eyes in soft , damp lashes . |
| 47 | As the familiar words passed through her memory again Louisa was gazing at Edwin Frere where he stood on the ice , warming his hands on the glass of mulled wine , smiling in chatter with Tom Horrocks . |
| 48 | Last night , as Lesley fought for her life in the intensive care unit at the Royal Liverpool hospital , a 28-year-old man was being questioned by police . |
| 49 | Christine fought for her balance as he grasped her with hooked fingers . |
| 50 | Steel threaded through her muscles , and her senses became as sharp as a cat 's . |
| 51 | The knowledge which Mary made for her Son , Brigid breathed through her palms . |
| 52 | We feel Betty Willis may well be a record-breaker with the super-size socks she made for her super-size son-in-law whose super-loud voice gave him fifth place ( out of 100 contestants ) in the 1991 world championships for Town Criers . |
| 53 | Laura , knowing how much this vehicle meant to Bernard , had a miniature of it made for her husband , which he kept in his office . |
| 54 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 55 | And the hard chill crept through her bones as her husband 's hand crept into the blonde student 's blouse and they both smiled . |
| 56 | His gently probing fingers touched the first dainty hairs of her bonny thatch , and crept through her undergrowth like a lizard through the forest . |
| 57 | We sat on a park bench in Clifton , having revisited the streets where Moggach lived during her time in Bristol . |
| 58 | In addition to financial worries the job was not a pleasant one : in spite of many years of apparent conviviality , Dorothy realized after her father 's death that ‘ he had not one real friend ’ . |
| 59 | Alice asked after her daughter , Mungo 's mother , and complained about the price of bread . |
| 60 | He pushed her head to his shoulder and she found herself snuggling into the comfort , relaxing as his hand stroked through her hair . |