Example sentences of "and [noun sg] for her [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The plaintiff had boundless energy , played tennis and badminton for her school and had county trials for badminton .
2 RENEE HENRY underwent a lumpectomy and radiotherapy for her breast cancer .
3 She is a friendly and helpful hostess who will book horse-riding , golf and fishing for her guests .
4 His movements were far too quick and self-assured for her efforts to succeed .
5 This in turn distressed her , because although she had confessed before Padre Jorge to having told a lie of excuse and had been given penance and absolution for her sin , she was being obliged , in effect , to re-tell the same lie over and over again .
6 Despite being filled with an overwhelming love and compassion for her husband , who was single-handedly fighting off one of the world 's largest corporations , she 'd also been swept by a strong desire to bash him over the head with his own fax machine !
7 However , Joanne and her parents agree that having the baby has brought them all closer together as a family , and it has provided a focus and role for her mother who , after Joanne 's account , tells her version of the way that this has positively transformed her life .
8 Catherine sometimes lived off it alone , Christine had strange out-of-body experiences during Mass while Jacques de Vitry tells how Mary of Oignies had visionary experiences at the elevation of the Host and found rest and relief for her spirit in the presence of the sacrament .
9 A mother sought a declaration that the doctors , health authority and Department of Health had no right to provide contraceptive advice and treatment for her children under 16 without parental knowledge and consent .
10 We 've come a long way since a 1953 bride-to-be wrote a despairing plea to a weekly magazine for someone to offer a more varied menu than cold ham , salad and trifle for her wedding breakfast .
11 His mother , preoccupied with paying the bills , seemed to have little time and energy for her children — particularly Graham who , as the only boy , was a bitter reminder of her husband .
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