Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] her [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One woman had a friend who constantly let her down for appointments , a lunch , an evening out , by either not turning up , being very late or changing dates at the last minute . |
| 2 | ‘ I think , ’ the policeman was saying , ‘ I 'd better take her in for a little talk . ’ |
| 3 | I can hardly send her out for sandwiches , and from the way Victor was talking this could be our last proper meal together . |
| 4 | Her parents were always telling her off for going on about things being boring . |
| 5 | yet you probably put her off for putting the bet on cos you were |
| 6 | Mr Hutton often calls her in for dictation and then she gets behind with her work for Malcolm , but he gets annoyed with me rather than her . |
| 7 | Please call her on for further details and tickets . |
| 8 | And I said oh that 's right , he said and I , I 'd come up and see her the first we 'll either take her out for a drink afterwards , I thought that does n't seemed to mix in one glass , and I going to a pub because she 's , but there you are , and she so 's erm , can I bet you 'll stay a bit , she said oh , I think December is your like it to be , well obviously it 's getting him settled you must n't over , she must off pushed him and then he 's said erm , I , I 've told mum and dad that if they want to go as well , they can go . |
| 9 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 10 | ‘ You never ask her in for a drink ? ’ |