Example sentences of "[verb] she in [adj] stead " in BNC.

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1 Well apparently she said stands her in good stead because
2 Lizzy 's butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her-mouth image had kept her in good stead the last few years , but soon she wanted to break away .
3 It has stood her in good stead , for she has had to deal with very serious health problems and has never allowed these to depress or hinder her .
4 She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years .
5 Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead .
6 They stood her in good stead when her father enrolled her at her next school , Riddlesworth Hall , two hours ' drive from Park House .
7 These stood her in good stead as a borough councillor and labour organizer , but proved to be much less effective in national politics .
8 It stood her in good stead when it came to the areas of change which are always necessary in an organisation approaching its centenary .
9 Her eyes widened and for a moment she looked scared , but her model 's training stood her in good stead and she showed no other sign of what must have been a shock .
10 Her hard work and determination set her in good stead for the confrontation she had had with the Johnson representative , Albert Buller .
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