Example sentences of "for her [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But short of getting dressed , or rummaging in the hall cupboard for her Burberry , or swathing herself in her duvet and sweeping ornaments to the ground as she tiptoed through the sitting-room , she could n't think of any solution .
2 First his small plane is seen searching the vast plains for her village .
3 He asked for her help in resisting attempts to ban the sale of fresh turkeys at Christmas .
4 The Lebanese Government appealed to the United States , and King Hussein of Jordan invoked his long-standing friendship with Britain to ask for her help .
5 In return for her help , the spies strike a bargain with her : she must tie a scarlet cord in the window so that the Israelites can identify her house , and she must gather her whole family together , so that when the city is taken , they can all be spared .
6 Nichola from Bordon received Nintendo Game Boy set and her mother won Somerfield shopping vouchers to the value of £100 for her help with the fancy dress .
7 Begged for her help .
8 I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell .
9 Indeed , if Diana were to ring her tomorrow and ask for her help she would give it willingly and warmly .
10 The poor unhappy spiders were waiting for her help .
11 On her way out of the library she thanked Molly for her help .
12 Go into any church in a poor area and you 're likely to find candles lit before the statue of Mary and little messages on scraps of paper asking for her help .
13 ‘ I was desperate when I rang Anne and asked for her help .
14 I am personally indebted to her for her help in indexing my text book on bookselling .
15 Thanks to Sandra Kinnock of the Musselburgh Twinning Association for her help in preparing this article .
16 He thanked the fat Nubian for her help — it had indeed been well worth the two pieces of silver she had demanded — and left .
17 has been our sales ledger and wages clerk throughout her time with us and will be best remembered by the workforce for her help in answering their questions such as ‘ Why am I paying so much tax ? ’ and ‘ Has my code number come through yet ? ’
18 Completely new to the Company , I know that I have a lot to learn and I 'd particularly like to thank for her help during the changeover .
19 They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due .
20 Camra has written to Coun Dot Long , chairman of Darlington council 's recreation committee , asking for her help in keeping the festival in Darlington .
21 Camra has written to Coun Dot Long , chairman of Darlington Council 's recreation committee , asking for her help in keeping the festival in Darlington .
22 fish counter assistant , was also awarded £500 for her help with the community .
23 Thanks are also due to and , fieldwork students from the College of Librarianship Wales , whose invaluable assistance with its implementation made the Survey possible ; to , Clerical Assistant , for her help in analysing the results ; and to members of the Issue Hall and Book Fetching Staff for their co-operation throughout the exercise .
24 He 'd informed her of his intention to remarry , and she had commented favourably , so he was quite unprepared for her look of horror when Sarah stepped into the house .
25 With a mocking smile for her look of speechless outrage , he wandered out .
26 With a slow smile for her look of astonishment , he added , ‘ The first time I saw you , I wanted to make love to you . ’
27 Blanche had been doomed to fight for her promotion , watch her weight , and fret over her childlessness .
28 Of the several awards she has won for her paintings , it is probably The National Portrait Award of 1987 for which she is best recognised .
29 As feminists , we need to have a way of looking at this work which makes us think about whose shattered lives and suffering produced the money used to pay her for her paintings — namely the poor rural workers of Britain and Ireland and the enslaved African peoples working in the West Indies and the American colonies .
30 Over £60,000 was in the king 's Treasury in November 1326 , but some of this was spent paying off the force of Hainault mercenaries which Isabella had recruited for her invasion in 1326 ; some of it was simply appropriated by Mortimer and Isabella for their personal use , and some of it had to be used to finance the war against the Scots which was renewed in the summer of 1327 .
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