Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] for she " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time they returned to the table for the Christmas pudding John Harbour had moved and there was nowhere for her to sit except beside O'Hara . |
| 2 | In a secondary sort of way she knew that , beyond the opportunity to please and placate Maman , there was more for her to give if she should eat the horrible spinach . |
| 3 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 4 | It 's maybe for her . ’ |
| 5 | She still maintains it is not for her to disassociate herself from people over whom she has no control . |
| 6 | This is the world of self-effacing service in which the heroine moves with assurance : even if servitors are visible , it is not for her to notice them . |
| 7 | So , if you 've got a sister who 's a Rainbow Guide , do n't forget to tell her about this super section — after all it is especially for her , although you might find it useful too ! |
| 8 | It is enough for her to know that things are going badly for Mrs Thatcher and the Tory party ; the details of the Westland affair do not engage her interest . |
| 9 | However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends . |
| 10 | If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim . |
| 11 | She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’ |
| 12 | It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him . |
| 13 | If it was n't for her would you come away with me ? ’ |
| 14 | If it was n't for her , Emma would understand how I feel . |
| 15 | Hovering long enough to make sure it was n't for her , she left him talking in clipped , terse monosyllables and slipped away quietly to her bedroom , trying to suppress her curiosity about the caller . |
| 16 | But it was not for her ; |
| 17 | The policewoman shot her a look which said that it was not for her to say so , even if she , herself , had been thinking it . |
| 18 | It was not for her to criticise him . |
| 19 | She had tried to enter the world of light , but it was not for her . |
| 20 | He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey . |
| 21 | And as certainly as she knew these things , Cassie also knew that however it was that Johnny got his kicks , it was not for her . |
| 22 | If he felt that his work lay here , it was not for her to question his decision , but she sometimes wished that something might happen to make him change his mind . |
| 23 | No , it was not for her . |
| 24 | If it was not for her , this Council would have had more opportunity of addressing some of the deep problems the Tories either created or left behind . |
| 25 | It had appeared , it would move on , but for this moment it was there for her — almost as if it had waited for her to be alone . |
| 26 | It left her free to be moved by the whole range of feeling , which was fragmented by personal action : the enmeshed lovers , the pleasure of the children , the beauty of her daughter , the fondling of the gentle night air , the great sky deepening gradually but surely , as it was being veiled in film on film of darker blues and velvets , it was all for her . |
| 27 | Later , later , she would tell him — of the embassy , Papa and J.D. — but for the moment it was enough for her to be the wounded girl whom he had healed . |