Example sentences of "[verb] for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver pretended to apologize for her . |
| 2 | Even if she could be brought to view his actions in his own light , he would remain for her the instrument of death . |
| 3 | She called to Hermione and Joanna and all the girls who had gone already along the paths she had rejected , called to them to wait for her and place their steady walking boots on solid earth to catch her . |
| 4 | To wait for her would be like walking backwards . |
| 5 | Before I could comment , a nurse came to fetch her to see Harry , and she went anxiously , calling over her shoulder for me to wait for her ; and when she returned half an hour later she looked dazed . |
| 6 | Well , I used to wait for her , trembling like a leaf ; then she would come behind me and bump me , and down I would go , down , down , down , into hell and wake up screaming and our Charlie shaking the life out of me … ’ |
| 7 | After the curtain had come down and she 'd put away the props she hid in the extra 's dressing-room in case the reporter had changed his mind and dared to wait for her . |
| 8 | The coldness of his manner had convinced her they would n't speak again , but in the middle of a clearing he had reined in his horse and turned to wait for her . |
| 9 | When he goes out there to wait for her in the evening , I sometimes think : It is n't Rosa . |
| 10 | Adjuring Theda , in the prettiest way , to wait for her here , Miss Merchiston then escorted Mr Quatt to the front door , presumably bidding him a fond farewell in the sickeningly sugary tone she had chosen to adopt towards him . |
| 11 | And we are to wait for her ? ’ |
| 12 | Rory did , but Rory was immensely happy to wait for her , to go along with any whim . |
| 13 | But I stop the bus to wait for her and nobody is too concerned , ’ he said . |
| 14 | had to wait for her to get her claim . |
| 15 | So why did n't you tell them , like Lucy comes late and you have to wait for her and everything ? |
| 16 | We both need a break but I ca n't afford a holiday and you would n't believe the hassle of organizing for her to go into a home for a fortnight . |
| 17 | But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality . |
| 18 | ‘ So you 're going solo now , ’ said the victim , fumbling for her smokes again . |
| 19 | Our inspector declared her ‘ a fine aircraft ’ ( who were we to disagree with him ) and we applied for her ‘ permit to test fly ’ . |
| 20 | Frank , going ahead of her to the boat , turns for her . |
| 21 | She had no man to go for her — her husband was away travelling , too — so she waited for her brother to get back . ’ |
| 22 | It was his attitude towards Dawn , treating her with such compassion and even apologising for her . |
| 23 | I 'm always apologising for her . |
| 24 | She had protected herself but became aware that her womb was weeping for her . |
| 25 | Marjorie left Lizzie 's body at the vet 's and arranged for her to be cremated . |
| 26 | As Afshan Begum explains in her thesis ‘ In many cases parents expect that the girl will , whenever they demand , give up everything ( e.g. a course in further education or training or a career ) and submit without question to a marriage they have arranged for her … these hidden cases which no one gets to hear about are the real tragedies . ’ |
| 27 | The well-tested welfare organisation swung into gear , as the Welfare Officer once again climbed into her car to go and speak to the wife and assure her that temporary accommodation had been arranged for her and the family , and that the move from one house to another would be made as smooth as possible . |
| 28 | I had arranged for her to see a specialist , and he told me the condition was irreversible , that she would never lose her sight completely but that she would be almost totally blind within a year . |
| 29 | ‘ I have written to Mrs Ogilvy and enquired of her if Gigia might , for a consideration , and everything being arranged for her , if she might accept a travelling companion . ’ |
| 30 | Their relationship had been coming to an end and Miss Turner 's parents had arranged for her to go on a holiday to America to deter her from seeing him . |