Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] her [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Throughout March and April the newspapers carried a plethora of stories suggesting either that there would be a further challenge to Mrs Thatcher when the next leadership election fell due in November , or that there would be strong pressure on her to announce her retirement before then .
2 That 'll be another scam for her to get money !
3 ‘ But of course if you tell Gran about my broken shoe on Sunday there really wo n't be any need for her to know . ’
4 Eve had never felt remotely like a charity child , nor had there been any pressure on her to join the Order .
5 It 's second nature to her to check that she 's still attractive to men with every one of them she meets .
6 So it looked as though there was little reason for her to think of backing out of the deal they were planning .
7 There was another reason for her to live .
8 To her immense irritation she found herself babbling , as though there was some need for her to explain herself to him .
9 It was unusual company for her to keep in any event : delightful though Pamela Stephenson may be , her public image is not altogether regal , and Charles has always recognized the need to choose his friends , particularly those in showbusiness , with care .
10 Creeping underneath the ledge , she found that there was enough space for her to nestle safely while she slept off the exhaustion of the last few days .
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