Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1980s , because of her past connection with the military establishment , intellectuals tended to shun her and rumours had it that she worked for the Chinese KGB , the Ministry of State Security . |
| 2 | No , no ; that sounded too much like the Bible , so she plumped for the simple way and finished , ‘ He has given her a baby . ’ |
| 3 | She suddenly wanted to throw something at him , anything , needing to hurt him as she was hurting , but could n't actually reach his ambitious heart , so she aimed for the next best thing : his self-respect . |
| 4 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 5 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 6 | But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people . |
| 7 | For instance , when Paris designated the wanton APHRODITE as the most beautiful of the goddesses , Hera 's morals were affronted and she arranged for the Trojan Wars to occur as just recrimination for the slight . |
| 8 | Marianne is 33 and she married for the third time two years ago . |
| 9 | The balls and parties given by the Franklins did little to buoy up her spirits , being , as she described herself , ‘ such a shy , reserved being ’ , and she longed for the quiet , regular family life of home . |
| 10 | When she had finished hanging out the washing , before she went for the weekly shop at SavaCentre , Sara applied her lipstick , and around her throat she squirted the toilet water which she had had for three years and never before used . |
| 11 | Michael went with her to meetings and joined her when she worked for the Liberal cause because it was the next best thing to Labour . |
| 12 | Only when Bert Rafferty was called to give evidence did Harriet Tremayne show any sign of breaking down , as she listened for the first time to his description of exactly what had happened on that harrowing morning . |
| 13 | She was living with her boyfriend as she had for the last eight years and the hospital team were quite happy to talk to him about the proposed care plan for her . |
| 14 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 15 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 16 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 17 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
| 18 | As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought : |
| 19 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 20 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 21 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |