Example sentences of "be not for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 2 | The grand style of landscaped gardens with carefully planned borders and regimented bedding plants ‘ like soldiers all lined up for attention ’ is not for her . |
| 3 | She still maintains it is not for her to disassociate herself from people over whom she has no control . |
| 4 | This is the world of self-effacing service in which the heroine moves with assurance : even if servitors are visible , it is not for her to notice them . |
| 5 | Giles said , ‘ The whole set-up is not for her . ’ |
| 6 | But it was not for her ; |
| 7 | Marriage was not for her , she told herself . |
| 8 | Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room . |
| 9 | The policewoman shot her a look which said that it was not for her to say so , even if she , herself , had been thinking it . |
| 10 | It was not for her to criticise him . |
| 11 | She had tried to enter the world of light , but it was not for her . |
| 12 | He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey . |
| 13 | And as certainly as she knew these things , Cassie also knew that however it was that Johnny got his kicks , it was not for her . |
| 14 | If he felt that his work lay here , it was not for her to question his decision , but she sometimes wished that something might happen to make him change his mind . |
| 15 | No , it was not for her . |
| 16 | If it was not for her , this Council would have had more opportunity of addressing some of the deep problems the Tories either created or left behind . |
| 17 | However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends . |
| 18 | She decided teaching was n't for her , ’ said Mrs Over . |
| 19 | If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim . |
| 20 | She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’ |
| 21 | It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him . |
| 22 | If it was n't for her would you come away with me ? ’ |
| 23 | If it was n't for her , Emma would understand how I feel . |
| 24 | Hovering long enough to make sure it was n't for her , she left him talking in clipped , terse monosyllables and slipped away quietly to her bedroom , trying to suppress her curiosity about the caller . |