Example sentences of "be for her [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The battered red car arrived at 7pm , Maria Yackle was dressed as she had been for her previous visit , but because it was rather cold , wore a jacket made of synthetic fur as well . |
| 2 | The NVA representative who wrote to tell her of the decision explained that although he must have ‘ seemed unsympathetic in the past ’ , it had been for her own good . |
| 3 | It was short and straight , which was more than could be said for her mouth , which was curvy and rather wider than it should have been for her ashen , wedge-shaped face . |
| 4 | If it had n't been for her fat friend , she would have overslept . |
| 5 | This may make her feel that society regards her as a second-class widow , and you may need to help those who come into contact with her to understand how important it is going to be for her future adjustment for them to treat her just as they would any other bereaved person . |
| 6 | The best she could hope for now was that they could form some sort of working relationship , even though every minute they spent together would be for her sweet agony . |
| 7 | A writer should suffer and all that — it would be for her own good in the long run . |
| 8 | it 's for her good |
| 9 | it 's for her own good mind Betty . |
| 10 | ‘ This is for her own safety , as much as anything else . |
| 11 | When she knew the plans were afoot to move her on her concern was for her second in command , a Sinhalese whom she considered worthy of being leader . |
| 12 | The other two national winners are Tracy Young , who was born with two holes in her heart and could n't walk til she was five — her prize was for her personal achievement in ballroom and latin dancing … and Ronnie Broomhall who is the first person in the country with learning difficulties to become a qualified amateur gymnastics coach . |
| 13 | Surely such a sensible little bird , a bantam so civilized as to sit gently and happily on the head of a human child , should have known that her removal from an ill-chosen resting place , in the wilds of hazel and rhododendron , was for her own good and safety ? |
| 14 | They said it was for her own protection and they felt she might not surrender to the court . |
| 15 | And suddenly she knew how much she longed to see them , to introduce him to them , and to tell them how sorry she was for her wild behaviour over Terry , and for her conceited folly over Havvie . |