Example sentences of "[noun sg] for her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Siddy 's ’ fiancée , Beth , would cut and set her hair for her in the late ‘ twenties , but by the time the couple married in June , 1930 , Granny was very near the end . |
| 2 | But she did n't find out he had made no provision for her in the event of his death until Elizabeth could no longer withhold her sentiments . |
| 3 | During a walkabout on Merseyside , the Princess of Wales was overcome by tears after the crowd voiced their support for her amid the current press controversy surrounding her marriage . |
| 4 | And the secular armies which established her hegemony for her on the Continent were in no position to undertake a full-scale military campaign against Ireland . |
| 5 | The island is named after a daughter of King Bela IV who pledged to build a Dominican convent for her on the island if the Mongols could be defeated . |
| 6 | She hoped fitzAlan would begin his search for her on the road to Gloucester ; he might even think she had sought shelter with Dame Sybil , but the hope was a weak one . |
| 7 | Together they had laboured in the fields until fortune smiled on Elizabeth ; while she was still in her teens , her family were befriended by a wealthy benefactor who had her educated and , in 1744 , arranged a marriage for her with the 13th Earl of Glencairn . |
| 8 | Some forty former pupils attended a farewell lunch for her over the gaudy weekend . |
| 9 | Lizzy 's in the best place for her at the moment . |
| 10 | Suddenly , her fears that Bella , like Mr Bishop , had set a trap for her with the money , seemed ludicrous . |
| 11 | He had n't been thinking anything of the sort and last night he had only suggested he could settle her business for her with a phone call to the manager , whom he knew well , because he wanted to take her out today instead of waiting outside hotels for her . |
| 12 | There is no room for her in the geriatric ward either , or wo n't be , until Amy dies , which may not be long . |
| 13 | One friend who watched their relationship deteriorate points to Prince Charles 's disinterest and total lack of respect for her at a time when Diana badly needed help . |
| 14 | I find this emphasis generally correct in that it describes what the anorexic girl believes to lie in store for her as a woman : a passive role , a position of helplessness , a loss of self . |
| 15 | And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering ; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean discharge . |
| 16 | Ven enquired , pulling out a chair for her at the table . |
| 17 | Even finding food was difficult , as Filon , the Empress 's secretary , discovered when he went to find some soup for her in an attempt to make her eat after nearly 36 hours with virtually nothing : |
| 18 | He would leave a message for her at the desk in the Grand Hotel foyer . |
| 19 | They cleared a space for her on a twelve-foot lyre-backed couch and vied to sit with her , while others took it upon themselves to disappear for food and champagne . |
| 20 | And and probably said they 'd maintain the thing for her at a price . |
| 21 | The nursing home to which her husband has her committed after her eccentricity has become dangerous , and from which she and the other residents are eventually ejected to be cared for by an amorphous ‘ community ’ , might have been lying in wait for her from the day she was born . |
| 22 | The beneficial effect of a caring and nurturing mother is often stressed , assuring a high position for her in the family . |
| 23 | For her subjects it will undoubtedly confirm our respect and affection for her as a person ; but , more importantly , by its sequential emphasis , it reasserts the awesome spiritual power with which she is invested . |
| 24 | An even more extravagant bouquet than usual lay waiting for her on the draining-board . |
| 25 | And he set up house for her in a bungalow further along the river , in a nice secluded part . |
| 26 | Leapor , a poor woman , could not dress to advantage ; indeed , her employers ' low regard for her as a servant is partly related to her appearance . |
| 27 | While in Athens she had got her hall-porter to place a successful bet for her on a horse called Beethoven , and I am sure she was acting on the best information that was to be had . |