Fill in the blank: "Maggie realized that Barnabas had lured her to the basement under false pretenses when Roxanne was able to successfully locate ________ for Barnabas!!"
Fill in the blank: "Julia became very excited - not simply because Barnabas finally found her, but because he'd brought (along with him) ________ for her!!"
People use them every day in conversation. It often sounds very odd not to use them. It's more so in writing that split infinitives are frowned upon...