Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would make George take her down to the river , or get Billy to run away with her for hours , never fearing the punishment . |
| 2 | It niggled away at her for about perhaps another two seconds , then , apropos of nothing , almost without her own volition , she found that she was suddenly bursting out , ‘ The only time your name was mentioned at lunchtime was when I stated that I was here , in Czechoslovakia , to interview you . ’ |
| 3 | Jessica announced she felt pissed and would have to go onto lemonade or leave the car outside the Amsterdam all night — which raised guffaws as to what she thought she 'd find left of it the morrow — and Mallachy offered to drive it home for her for twenty quid plus his taxi back , although he did n't have a licence . |
| 4 | To feel gratefully to her for those first baths , |
| 5 | It sounded as though the reality of what they were doing had come home to her for the first time . |
| 6 | Nathan gazed fixedly at her for a moment with an expression she could n't fathom , then disappeared again . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | It would tick over perfectly without her for a few weeks . |
| 9 | When she does so , you or another relative could suggest staying there with her for a day or two until she is ready to face the loneliness she has to learn to live with . |
| 10 | Loc stared hard at her for a moment then glanced out across the clearing again , remembering suddenly the expression he 'd seen a few minutes before on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 11 | He looked hard at her for a moment , and she tensed . |
| 12 | It was simply that he could judge such things after living so closely with her for however many years . |
| 13 | That feeling of guilt sat heavily with her for most of the drive to Prague . |
| 14 | He would chatter away egotistically to her for hours . |