Example sentences of "[prep] her for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Luke rolled her back on the bed , their mouths still hungrily joined together , and she could feel his hand search behind her for the zip of her dress . |
| 32 | Iskandara had felt behind her for a chair back and now stood gripping it , her free hand clenched about the head of her stick . |
| 33 | She blinked and clutched at the wall behind her for support , searching his bland , secretive face to see if that was a blatant threat . |
| 34 | He was still moving , slowly coming forward , and in desperation she felt along the shelf behind her for some means of defence . |
| 35 | When she reached it , she felt behind her for the handle . |
| 36 | ‘ You seem to have a rather inflated idea of your own attractions , Mr Sterne , ’ she muttered , scarlet-faced , kicking her suitcase towards the door , and reaching cautiously behind her for the latch . |
| 37 | But the rigour of the criminal law is relaxed in her favour by the provision of the same Act that , on a charge against her for any offence , other than treason or murder , it is a good defence to prove that the offence was committed in the presence of and under the coercion of her husband . |
| 38 | What if , by her doing nothing , they were able to convince him of her treachery and turn him against her for ever ? |
| 39 | And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood . |
| 40 | Her choice of career had surprised and confused the students competing against her for jobs , but she 'd never allowed the unspoken disapproval that had surrounded her to deter her from her goal . |
| 41 | We learnt later that they had also advised her neighbours to take out a summons against her for noise nuisance . |
| 42 | I envy her her happiness — she ca n't help it shining out of her but I 'm also bitter against her for saddling me with this lot , and for changing-me from what I was : she made the young girl into a woman before her time and a bitter one at that . |
| 43 | In a Canadian case , Duchane v Davies [ 1984 ] CLY 2291 , the defendant was denied a finding of contributory negligence against an infant for failing to wear a seat belt because she was too young and against her mother because he had failed to plead contribution or indemnity against her for failing to ensure that her daughter wore a seat belt . |
| 44 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 45 | I 'm so pleased with her for knowing the way I want to hug her . |
| 46 | Having met Hermione Farthingale , David lived with her for a year . |
| 47 | Francesca sounded rattled and hostile , and McLeish gazed at the wall , wondering if he had really been in love with her for over a year . |
| 48 | The first time Jan Doak wore the dolphin suit in meeting common dolphins , one individual bonded with her for over four hours , a rare response from this shy species . |
| 49 | These sounds and sights of East Anglia , she felt , would remain with her for the rest of her life . |
| 50 | I knew that she now expected me to live with her for the rest of her days . |
| 51 | ‘ Only that if you could stay with her for a night or two , I might manage to get over and see you there . ’ |
| 52 | I have sat with her for hours spooning broth into her and a tedious business it is to make sure any of it goes down . |
| 53 | She knew that was one of many memories which would stay with her for the rest of her life . |
| 54 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 55 | And now he was stuck with her for two months . |
| 56 | He said , ‘ I had been with her for three years , in love . |
| 57 | It was now too much at home with her for the response to be triggered . |
| 58 | Rose Mundy told me of her continual battle with overweight thighs , a problem that had been with her for as long as she could remember . |
| 59 | I offered to go with her for company and safety really , since it was dangerous to go out alone in conditions like that . |
| 60 | She was picturing her daughter , her beloved Angel , and as the pony stepped daintily over the cobbles she was counting the minutes until she was with her for the first time in nearly six months . |