Example sentences of "[verb] she was [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found she was bursting for a pee , but was determined not to repeat Estelle 's performance . |
| 2 | He believed she was to blame for the tide of scandal enveloping the Royal Family . |
| 3 | I do n't think she was fooled for a minute by Werewolf 's professional decoy act , but she went along with it . |
| 4 | He bet she was looking for the fox . |
| 5 | He could see she was preparing for a party . |
| 6 | Lady Eleanor replied she was going for a walk behind the church . ’ |
| 7 | My wife , Joyce also came close and peered , but in her case I believe she was looking for a miracle . |
| 8 | Her family had never doubted she was heading for the top job . |
| 9 | This confused Benny at first , until she realized that they must have been going deeper into the complex , while Froebe would have assumed she was making for the outside . |
| 10 | Singled out from the dogs ' home Sorrel knew she was destined for a special life . |
| 11 | She knew she was overdressed for the occasion but had n't realised it would make her look both predatory and incom-petently so , since one of the main adult sports at Chris 's school was trying to get that nice Major Maxim remarried . |
| 12 | How could she admit she was hoping for the opportunity to have an amicable discussion which would result in his agreement to visit his stepmother ? |
| 13 | Rain thought she was trying for a dramatic effect , but she was a poor actress and the result was that she looked petulant . |
| 14 | It 's like Tracey said with you 're I mean she did her gold star she was waiting for the letter to come through , Tracey . |
| 15 | She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away . |
| 16 | ‘ She used to say she was coming for a day and stay a week , ’ Rosemary said . |