Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was grateful for her championship and her charity . |
| 2 | But I was grateful for her interest , so I explained about our Council 's scheme : the converted houses where the old ladies and gentlemen live , each with their separate apartments , their own furniture , but a common dining-room . |
| 3 | I was responsible for her very existence and her every form came straight out of my heart . ’ |
| 4 | She had a small private income which was sufficient for her needs . |
| 5 | Liza , rather to her surprise , found she was grateful for her presence . |
| 6 | She never did what her mother asked of her although she was good for her father . |
| 7 | She was late for her appointment , and parked her car on double yellow lines in a narrow lane , hoping she would not get a ticket . |
| 8 | The others seemed to forget Heathcliff , but I noticed Catherine could not eat much , and I knew she was sorry for her friend . |
| 9 | She was famous for her witty , outrageous remarks , which she delivered in a low , purring voice . |
| 10 | Mrs. O'Brien said that she believed what her husband told her about the company doing well and having good potential , but she was concerned for her son and felt that it was only for three weeks , and if it would do the trick , she would sign . |
| 11 | She was renowned for her character dancing , appearing in a production of The Sleeping Princess in 1921 as both Aurora and the Lilac Fairy . |
| 12 | As a result she was renowned for her ability to cope patiently with awkward guests . |
| 13 | She was grieving for her child . |
| 14 | While she was happy for her younger sister , she admitted to being rather envious of Diana 's new found fame . |
| 15 | When the man had had his face washed ( by stella ) and been given a drink , and one of the barmen had called for a taxi , Mother got right up and got on the stage and told Gary she was ready for her song now . |
| 16 | During World War I she was conspicuous for her public relief work on the home front . |
| 17 | Although unfortunately details of the projects are tantalizingly hard to ascertain , at least two attempts were made after 1888 by the Edinburgh Typographical Society to set up a women 's union , The first , in the late 1880s , is referred to only in the retrospective " statement on the Female Question " , published in 1904 ; Miss Black of London [ who must have been Clementina Black ] a lady who was well-known for her efforts to improve the social condition of her sex , offered to make an endeavour to organise the female compositors in Edinburgh , with a view to remedying the evils complained of by the journeymen . |
| 18 | Tied in with the third exhibition of her work by London dealer David Gill who was responsible for her renaissance . |
| 19 | Had she realized who was responsible for her husband 's death ? |
| 20 | She walked away down Milvain Street as fast as it was possible for her feet to hit the ground . |
| 21 | It was a small bow but it was tough for her thin arms to bend . |
| 22 | He was stupid for her sex . |
| 23 | When she found that she was pregnant , she turned to her older sister for help , and since the O'Dells knew that Mr Marriner had been paying court to Moira , they assumed he was responsible for her condition . |
| 24 | They thought that my father was a bad parent because he dressed Eric in girl 's clothes and let him run wild , and my mother let them take him because she did n't like children in general and Eric in particular ; she thought he was bad for her karma in some way . |
| 25 | Had she known more about healthy eating and what was right for her body , she might well have been able to prevent most of the problems that she experienced . |