Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [verb] for [art] " 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 | Maude 's telegram from the Queen was also expected this morning at Trees Park Village , near Middleton St George , where she has lived for the last seven years . |
| 3 | Each bird seemed to know exactly which Minpin it was collecting , and each Minpin knew exactly which bird he or she had ordered for the morning . |
| 4 | The idea is that every person has another person ( or sometimes a group or committee ) to whom he or she has to account for the proper discharge of responsibilities . |
| 5 | Anyone suffering from a mental handicap and who is living in a mental hospital must complete a declaration that he or she wishes to register for the right to vote . |
| 6 | ‘ She is a good little actress although she has opted for the dancing course here . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The exchange between them had been painful , but there was something so honest and open about it that she felt freed for the first time in months from her painful awareness of him as a man . |
| 9 | To her great relief , however , Fabia subsequently discovered that she had asked for a quite delicious meal of venison with bacon , mushrooms and tomatoes . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
| 13 | It was impossible to do anything except admit something that she had known for a very long time . |
| 14 | To our relief , she missed out on all the formalities except for a perfunctory cry of ‘ GamBei ’ ( ‘ Down the hatch ’ ) and ‘ Greetings to our British friends ’ , and concentrated on tucking into the excellent meal — she gave the impression that she had come for the food and drink and nothing else . |
| 15 | It was so hot outside that she had settled for an orange cheesecloth caftan , which she 'd jacked in with a belt of linked gold hippos . |
| 16 | He bared her breasts ; put his tongue to them as his hands went down to the belt of her skirt , to find that she 'd changed for the trip , and was wearing jeans . |
| 17 | When she tells us that she left for work , we assume that she has dressed for the outside world . |
| 18 | Not that she dared to hope for a reference from this place ! |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Oh Christ , she wanted to be fucked even more than she 'd hungered for the whip . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | No , and she had to pay for the petrol . |
| 23 | He pulled at his Mum 's coat and she stopped talking for a minute . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He had assumed , discriminated , made her feel as if she had to apologise for the way she lived her life , when he knew nothing , nothing of her circumstances or her reasons . |
| 26 | If she wants to work for the organization I 'm sure we 'll find something suitable for her . " |
| 27 | My mother was so dazzled she never even thought to question him about his job , but she grew to live for the visits he made daily to the shop . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're completely unscrupulous , Lydia , ’ said Betty , but she had laughed for a moment . |