Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] her [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , though while she felt it would not be right for her to question him about his employer , she could see no reason — since he must be aware of the contents of Ven Gajdusek 's desk diary — for not mentioning , ‘ I came here specifically to interview Mr Gajdusek last Friday , but — ’ |
| 2 | She did not know whether it would be possible for her to continue in office , such was the damage done to her within her own ministry and her own staff . |
| 3 | Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle . |
| 4 | She behaved as she had never thought it would be possible for her to behave . |
| 5 | While she waited , she had rehearsed what she considered a dignified little speech for Sister Ignatia , explaining that , for this first term , it would not be possible for her to pay the fees in advance , as was customary , but that she would … |
| 6 | While we have to accept that some people have had a good go at blowing up the present inhabitant , would it not be simpler for her to emulate a previous incumbent and move up the road to Admiralty House ? |
| 7 | While as for herself , surely she already possessed as much as it would be sensible for her to desire ? |
| 8 | This will be painful for her to endure , and for you to witness , but under normal circumstances it will pass . |
| 9 | It also meant that the bathroom would be free for her to wash her hair . |
| 10 | For , after all , though she 'd talked about ‘ coming to an arrangement ’ , Ronni had no reason to suspect that Silvia was n't serious about her studies , and it would be wrong of her to give Guido that impression . |
| 11 | Of course , she knew it would be foolish of her to imagine that this benign state of affairs could possibly last . |
| 12 | R.B. You 're saying you think it would be appropriate for her to interview JNC staff ? |
| 13 | ‘ It would be easy for her to become your affair , and that could be tragic for all of you . ’ |
| 14 | I hope she wo n't relent , for there can be life after divorce and it would be great for her to find a man who would value her and be faithful . |
| 15 | However , I suggested that it would be better for her to come back after another week as this would give her time to think over all that had happened , to listen to the cassette if she wished and to continue to practise her relaxation and visualization techniques . |
| 16 | ‘ They are Weenie 's plants , she put them in , the social worker said it would be good for her to have something to look after , give her a sense of responsibility , but she does n't do it . ’ |
| 17 | I erm , and I 'd rather take Caroline because I think it would be good for her to have |
| 18 | It would be a blessing is n't it it 'd be good for her to look like her |
| 19 | ‘ I said , ‘ It will be good for her to get away from here . |
| 20 | It must be important for her to have driven all the way up north and bluff her way into his house . |
| 21 | For example one woman set fire to her kitchen accidentally and the carer , her neighbour , realised that it would not be safe for her to remain at home ; another carer , a husband , found himself becoming so stressed that he struck his wife ; he then requested institutional care . |
| 22 | If , of course , her grief becomes prolonged and it seems that she is making no headway towards adjustment , it will be advisable for her to see her doctor , but this rarely happens . |
| 23 | As further children arrive the mother will more and more be taken up with their care and their needs in general ; it may be difficult for her to strike a balance of attention to offspring and husband which will satisfy the needs of all including her own . |
| 24 | Social workers ' tendency to co-opt her into the professional team will be difficult for her to handle . |
| 25 | The police are very unwilling to interfere in family matters and apparently when she threatened to go to the police whatever he told her he would say to them if she did report her daughter missing convinced her it would be useless for her to take such action . |
| 26 | Which basically I mean she 's had so she thought it would be nice for her to get away just to sort of sa you know have a breather from it all . |
| 27 | It would have been cheaper to have taken the coach , if longer , but Dr Bailey had sent a curt postcard telling him it would be best for her to meet him off the noon train ; the campus was some way out of town , it would be best that way . |
| 28 | No longer would it be necessary for her to leave school early and find a job to help support the household . |