Example sentences of "[noun sg] for her [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then er we used to make a a big chest for her do you see . |
| 2 | A few minutes earlier Ruth would have welcomed the idea of everyone going off to sleep ( not that Sean showed any sign of doing so ) as an opportunity for her to indulge in her own thoughts , but the fits of uninhibited laughter had restored her to something nearer to normality , and at last she was present with her companions in mind as well as in the flesh . |
| 3 | Even his marriage to Primaflora in some way had charmed them although , of course , there had been no opportunity for her to visit either Episkopi or Kouklia . |
| 4 | It was an ideal opportunity for her to find out whether Andrew knew the missing don , and whether Puddephat had ever had any connection with rue Roland . |
| 5 | It was close enough to the cottage for her to take an early morning dip or a quick swim before dinner . |
| 6 | The case for her doing this , in the interests of the party , looks stronger after the Queen 's Speech . |
| 7 | Her salary is not excessive so she is setting herself a strict budget for her homebuying . |
| 8 | His hand , lingering behind a moment , made a hook for her to follow . |
| 9 | Granny had originally come to stay with us while her house was being fumigated but that had been months before and there was no excuse for her to continue living in our overcrowded home . |
| 10 | It would have been an unnecessary and cruel blow for her to see her old home in its state of decay . |
| 11 | David escorted her there on her first morning and was touchingly concerned for her , insisting on taking a cushion for her to soften the hard seat on the press benches and urging her to promise to leave the stuffy , dark-panelled room if she felt faint or troubled . |
| 12 | Makes a change for her does n't it . |
| 13 | Nor was she anxious to open her heart to Padre Jorge , who seemed on too intimate terms with Dom João and Dona Marguerita for her liking , and who had a habit of making sly jokes to members of the family which barely preserved the secrecy of the confessional . |
| 14 | turns the beds down and that 's i But she enjoys doing it , so that 's a little bit for her to do . |
| 15 | We told them she was losing the baby , but they thought it was just a scam for her to get out of the cell . |
| 16 | That 'll be another scam for her to get money ! |
| 17 | It took nearly an hour for her to empty the wardrobe and dressing-table . |
| 18 | But strong support for her persisted in the party outside Parliament . |
| 19 | Lucy had already decided that this would be the wisest course for her to take . |
| 20 | Now that Hilary was three years old , Stephen had made it clear to his own mother that the necessity for her to remain at the Manor was past . |
| 21 | Weeks later , when the mourning for her had already begun , chimpanzees were heard calling near the village . |
| 22 | He was sending the money for her to fly home . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , if you can swallow it , have some , ’ he said , holding the bucket for her to drink from . |
| 24 | It was a new experience for her to want to open up to someone , especially a man ; but another part of her was relieved to have found a kindred spirit she could confide in . |
| 25 | He would have preferred a spinning wheel for her to sit at , but one had to move forward with the times . |
| 26 | During her too short life she never ceased to be Anglican ; but she was a Socialist , and a suffragette , and religion for her came to mean , not so much creed or piety , as having a lively social conscience . |
| 27 | Lily lay in mild shock afterwards , while nurses fussed about her with hot-water bottles and held a cup of strongly sweetened tea for her to sip . |
| 28 | US prosecutors and lawyers for Imelda Marcos , widow of the late Philippines president , have discussed a possible deal for her to plead guilty and make a full disclosure in a racketeering case in exchange for a suspended sentence , Manila 's chief government lawyer said yesterday . |
| 29 | The weekly ritual slaughter was too gory a ceremony for her to watch , though every time it took place she was reminded of how it always fascinated her daughters when they were children . |
| 30 | As he opened the door of the car for her to get out he smiled , a smile that appeared eloquent both of regret and appeal . |