Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had already spent an hour weeding and was determined to uproot a particularly tough dandelion ; then coffee , then the weekend shopping and then off to the sailing club where she had enrolled for a course of lessons in board-sailing . |
| 2 | Although she did call for a fuller apprenticeship for women , Amelia McLean did not argue ( nor did anyone else ) that the Monotype made old-fashioned apprentice ships redundant , and that by a historical reversal of the usual procedure , women compositors in 1910 actually controlled a skilled process while men did not . |
| 3 | To her great relief , however , Fabia subsequently discovered that she had asked for a quite delicious meal of venison with bacon , mushrooms and tomatoes . |
| 4 | It turned out that she had gone for a hill walk on her own with an agreed pick up point by him in the car . |
| 5 | It was true also that she gave English lessons and that she had applied for a full-time job as an English teacher in a small private school . |
| 6 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
| 7 | It was impossible to do anything except admit something that she had known for a very long time . |
| 8 | Not that she dared to hope for a reference from this place ! |
| 9 | Rosie gave him an affectionate kiss , and Shelley decided that she needed to go for a walk around the hospital , to leave the two together for a while . |
| 10 | Anna was immersed in a game with Edward under the watchful eye of Miss Fitch , who gave Ruth no welcome : so she decided to go for a walk . |
| 11 | He pulled at his Mum 's coat and she stopped talking for a minute . |
| 12 | If she had weakened for a moment , to the extent of uttering one soft word of forgiveness , of friendship , she might have burst into tears . |
| 13 | But she had to battle for a York neck victory from Satank and trainer Jack Berry said : ‘ She ran well , but looked to be going over the top . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're completely unscrupulous , Lydia , ’ said Betty , but she had laughed for a moment . |
| 15 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 16 | She arrived with twenty minutes to spare before her train was due to leave but , after she had queued for a ticket , was only just in time to catch it . |
| 17 | Mr Elton attacked his wife after she had asked for a divorce . |
| 18 | Clare was fired for turning up late after she had to wait for a doctor because Josh had a temperature . |
| 19 | She suspected that she was pregnant when she began seeing Alan , but this was only confirmed when she had to go for a check-up because Alan had a urinal infection . |
| 20 | When she went to stay for a day or two on Hydra , I accompanied her on the morning boat , and left her there . |
| 21 | BBC children 's favourites Brian Cant and Ross King swept the 25-year-old beauty off her feet as she started preparing for a pantomime . |
| 22 | As she stood waiting for a taxi a speeding car appeared out of the freezing fog . |