Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happened , this queen mother was the most remarkable and able of them all , and it is therefore something of an irony that she had to wait for twelve years , until 1554 , and stage a successful coup , before obtaining the place which earlier queen mothers had immediately enjoyed . |
| 2 | However , Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days , or perhaps for even a week . |
| 3 | As for Monica Seles , her desire to play at Wimbledon this year , coupled with the fact that she already has the Australian title under her belt , might be all the incentive that she needs to go for that Grand Slam this year , that same Grand Slam which she passed up last year with her refusal to play the British leg of the four majors . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said again , and the floodgates really opened , and she began to cry for all the bewilderment of feelings he had caused in her . |
| 5 | ‘ The doctors say she 's responding very well to the new treatment , and she expects to live for another hundred years . ’ |
| 6 | Kerry 's hair had been recently cut but she decided to go for another snip when she arrived at the studio . |
| 7 | As she prepared to leave for one of her foraging expeditions , Sycorax would poke up at her and hiss , ‘ Do n't let them see what you pick ! |