Example sentences of "it was better for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harriet Tremayne , her mother , had been strongly against this , but Tom , her husband , a charming , indolent and indulgent man , had argued , with a certain degree of logic , that ‘ the girl had to do some kind of war work ’ and that it was better for her ‘ to do something she had set her heart on ’ . |
| 2 | Her mother thought it was better for her not to be at home as there was not much space , so the following week they saw the social worker and it was arranged that she go to a house run by the Catholic anti-abortion organisation LIFE . |
| 3 | Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain . |
| 4 | He drove them to the station and they returned , sad for their sister and still not convinced that it was better for her not to come home . |
| 5 | It 's not my family you know , ’ because it was better for her to stop . |