Example sentences of "be a [noun sg] for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they were driving along he encouraged her to talk about her father and from what she told him he knew it had been a struggle for her even to get a servant 's position . |
| 2 | He must have been a fool for her er , you know ? |
| 3 | And so it was that she died alone in a mental hospital — as Eliot told Violet Schiff , one of the few who had known them both from their earliest days together , death could only have been a deliverance for her . |
| 4 | No , he nev , he has n't , so it 's gon na be a surprise for her . |
| 5 | For one thing , it would be a chance for her to escape some of the tension in the house . |
| 6 | ‘ It was the beautiful young lady at Miss Havisham 's , and I admire her greatly , and I want to be a gentleman for her ! ’ |
| 7 | She says it is going to be a struggle for her because it is quite a severe leg injury but she 's determined and what we 're looking at now is very good recovery so thpat should continue . |
| 8 | She spotted a sheet of paper lying on the dressing-table and wondered if it might be a message for her . |
| 9 | It 'd be a release for her . |
| 10 | Whoopi is already in a regular psychic-type role in Star Trek , The Next Generation , so it should be a doddle for her . |
| 11 | Hard to explain the conflict in our acquaintance , but perhaps I had an instinctive feeling that she , in fact , wanted me to go to bed with her , and she knew I would n't — because if I did make love to her , it would be a victory for her and a defeat for me . |
| 12 | There 'd be a search for her an' all in another five minutes . |
| 13 | His beliefs were a breathing-space for her . |
| 14 | ‘ Whether she quits or not is a decision for her . |
| 15 | She was n't happy , she was suddenly plunged into all this pressure and it was a nightmare for her . |
| 16 | Three days later , Richard came along to Grace early in the morning , and told her that there was a call for her . |
| 17 | Oh there was a call for her . |
| 18 | That there was a pattern for her in Lermontov 's novel is conceivable : but it ca n't be claimed that it fits her with exactitude , or that it provides an explanation of her conduct . |
| 19 | It was a victory for her each time that she wrested him away from his desk and his teleprinter and his uniform . |
| 20 | So I silently willed her to know that if life with Edward became insupportable there was a place for her to come . |