Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] [prep] her [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stiff with pride — which she was now sick and tired of being told was a Leo trait — and buoyed up by the certain knowledge that it would have been morally indefensible for her to desert her father , Laura had taken some weeks to realise that there must surely have been another way for them to solve their problems . |
| 2 | But it 's been really hard for her to juggle . |
| 3 | Yet — strangely — it did seem to be her concern , and — equally strangely — she could not decide why it should be so important for her to understand the true state of his feelings towards Doreen . |
| 4 | In the first place , there is a gap between say and do : however cooperative a mother , it may be genuinely difficult for her to provide undistorted information about her behaviour and feelings as they impinge on her child . |
| 5 | Would it be totally insane of her to agree to his suggestion ? |
| 6 | Julie T Wallace has never been a shrinking violet — which is probably just as well , as it would be almost impossible for her to fade quietly into the background . |
| 7 | And I think it would be very useful for her to have an appraisal . |
| 8 | But she will probably already be experiencing more loneliness than they imagine , for much as she may enjoy her parent 's company , she will also have a need for other friendships and contacts with the world outside the home , and these may be very difficult for her to achieve . |
| 9 | And while on the subject of Brownies , his daughter Jessica was always badgering him to let her join , and he would be very glad for her to become one of Heather 's and Shirley 's Pack and learn how to Lend a Hand in the same way that they had . |
| 10 | If she were still in Britain , it would be too late for her to say much in time for morning editions . |
| 11 | By the time she was discovered , it would be too late for her to catch the plane . |
| 12 | Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in . |
| 13 | It is not practical for her to travel to Alton for the hearing of her case , and I believe that genuine hardship is going to result . ’ |
| 14 | Quite sparky , she copes well under pressure , but it is not unknown for her to lose her temper . |
| 15 | But it is not unusual for her to show her feelings and lose her temper . |
| 16 | It may mean a 5 a.m. start from the country if she is to have her regular swim before going into the office , but if she is going to see WHS in Swindon or Heathcote in Warwick , it is more convenient for her to stay in Gloucestershire than to come back to London . |
| 17 | If she is a good woman of business , it is sometimes possible for her to let her rooms advantageously … |
| 18 | ‘ Natasha 's aunt is absolutely happy for her to stay with us and is desperately trying to get some information about her for me . |
| 19 | By moving away from his first mate , the male prevents the female from assessing his true status until it is too late for her to do anything about it . |
| 20 | That 's very nice of her to write that . |
| 21 | That 's very nice of her to write |
| 22 | ‘ There 's no bus , and even if she had a bike it 's too far for her to ride both ways . ’ |
| 23 | It 's too heavy for her to carry , so she pulls it to pieces with her beak , holding it tightly in her talons . |
| 24 | If it 's too painful for her to accept that I want to look for Elaine , then I sha n't . ’ |
| 25 | Why had she felt so — so vulnerable , so edgy with him , that , when Cara was so desperate for her to do that interview , she had by her uppity manner just about said goodbye to all chance of that . |
| 26 | It was so unusual for her to move out of her own domain . |
| 27 | It was obviously good of her to have given up an afternoon — perhaps a precious afternoon in these days when all time was precious — ‘ to come from afar to open the bazaar ’ . |
| 28 | It was just possible for her to see a suggestion of light at the spy hole , set like a marble in the wall . |
| 29 | And she was not a vandal , it was not natural to her to destroy things . |
| 30 | It was not sensible for her to contemplate enlarging her domains . |