Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only her own people but other people used to come to her for advice … |
| 2 | ‘ You mean if he had not to come to her for money , he would not have come at all ? ’ |
| 3 | He seemed to stand over her for an eternity , about to strike . |
| 4 | But Pappy , who was always so willing to engage with her for hours and talk about school work or play chess , only patted her on the shoulder and fobbed her off with platitudes when the question of her mother came up . |
| 5 | And , perhaps , since he was not blinded by love after all , he might be prepared to listen to her for once ! |
| 6 | Then she said she felt happy enough to skip the Ecstasy experiment and , instead , to have an early night , so I refused to talk to her for the rest of the meal — rightly , I think — and on the way home I walked stiffly three yards ahead of her . |
| 7 | And then he looked in her direction , smiled and waved over the woman 's shoulder , continued to talk to her for a few moments , then laid a hand on her arm for an instant and moved towards Helen . |
| 8 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 9 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |
| 10 | George turned to Catherine , kissed her hands and seemed content to stare at her for the rest of the night if not for the rest of his life : Mary bowed her head a little and Hope looked away , sipped at his claret , could do no more . |
| 11 | But Nathan Bryce had only to look at her for her heart to skip a beat , then race out of control . |
| 12 | Obviously , she thought sourly , checking to make sure that no hanky-panky was going on under the table between Piers and her , or else he was still so infatuated that he could n't bear not to look at her for too long . |
| 13 | He had only to look at her for all her firmly made resolutions to begin to melt away . |
| 14 | I offered to go with her for company and safety really , since it was dangerous to go out alone in conditions like that . |
| 15 | ‘ You wanting to sleep with her for example . ’ |
| 16 | What was he going to do to her for running away ? |
| 17 | He seemed to go from her for a moment , then he recollected where he was . |
| 18 | She went with Breeze to call upon Mrs Rossitter , who was so charmed with her voice that she engaged her on the spot to read to her for two hours every day . |
| 19 | On the same day that Bathsheba arrived home , Mr Boldwood went to apologize to her for speaking so violently the last time he had seen her . |
| 20 | I knew that she now expected me to live with her for the rest of her days . |
| 21 | So it was natural for Sarah to turn to her for help in her troubles — and last year 's annual royal holiday pilgrimage to Balmoral seemed the perfect opportunity . |
| 22 | Instead , the teacher reinforces the responsibility which she wants the children to exercise over their own learning , and the support they can offer to one another without needing to turn to her for confirmation . |
| 23 | Of course , being down to earth is one of Pam 's greatest strengths , and it 's good to know she 's back on track and that we 'll still be able to laugh with her for a while yet . |
| 24 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 25 | I beg you to allow me to speak to her for a few moments , and , if you would be so kind , also to yourself . |