Example sentences of "her good " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was a child and his mother was ill , he thought he could make her better by writing a play . |
| 2 | Marie moved forward so that he could see her better . |
| 3 | It was only when Fawn Hall testified , flicking back her hair in a fetching manner , that Inouye joined in the spirit of the proceedings , holding a piece of paper over his eyes to see her better in the glare of the television lights . |
| 4 | And when Jenny had got ill , she had been willful again , told herself she could manage to get her better without having the doctor to see her . |
| 5 | And Miss Watson , of course , really was her better , for she had been a headmistress before this , and had taught in town schools , so large and magnificent that naturally she was much wiser and more experienced . |
| 6 | Either she was a Madonna and people did n't give her credit for being one , or else she was trying to be one and people were trying to stop her or possibly she was being forced to be one against her better judgement . |
| 7 | If your child displays awful behaviour with you , ask yourself : ‘ Is there anyone to whom she shows her better side ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ He was a student at the university : they were to be married until she decided a career on the stage suited her better than becoming the wife of a Hapsburg cavalry officer . |
| 9 | ( but I know her better pissed ) |
| 10 | Susan had met her several times , and had always said she 'd like to know her better . |
| 11 | But while Anita ‘ maintained an indifferent and callous manner ’ towards the affair , the RCM could do no more than appeal to her better instincts . |
| 12 | Sarah was a girl with character as well as beauty and he could n't wait to get to know her better . |
| 13 | Kelly no longer thought of him as a steward , a central player in the racing game , but as someone who seemed to understand her better than anyone ever had , apart from her father . |
| 14 | ‘ It would seem you understand her better than I do , Jess . |
| 15 | He had a strong desire to get to know her better , and yet here she was talking of marriage ! |
| 16 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 17 | Michael Odell leaned forward to see her better . |
| 18 | When they waved to her , and held up little Enoch to see her better , she could no longer keep back the blinding tears . |
| 19 | I wanted to touch her and make her better but I realised I could n't do that . |
| 20 | I want to make her better but you ca n't do that so you 've got to make some effort . |
| 21 | She wished she could see her better . |
| 22 | Why do n't you ask Dr Pringle — he knew her better than I did and he can give a medical opinion ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I was looking forward to knowing her better . ’ |
| 24 | Then , against all her better instincts , she stopped and slowly turned to look back down Lyra Street . |
| 25 | But he did find her sufficiently different to wish he knew her better . |
| 26 | Robert , a 31 year old architectural technician , found her very attractive too , and felt that he definitely wanted to know her better . |
| 27 | If they were an attention-seeking device , they were successful ; even when she was turned out of the church as she frequently was , the eyes of the whole congregation were on her ; sometimes , she reports proudly , people stood on stools to see her better . |
| 28 | She had been a walking ruin when she came to him , and he had made her better . |
| 29 | ‘ She 's tough and game and the ground at Ayr should suit her better than this , ’ said Willie after Lochsong had just held on to take the Portland . |
| 30 | Nail Magic ( £7.95 ) nail strengthener , which our tester claimed gave her better fingernails after only 14 days . |