Example sentences of "[conj] she had [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 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | No , and she had to pay for the petrol . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're completely unscrupulous , Lydia , ’ said Betty , but she had laughed for a moment . |
| 16 | Because she had to provide for the Barons and for her other gentleman who was still with her she was obliged to go out daily to market and this quite ordinary transaction restored some of her spirits . |
| 17 | She had awakened early , busied herself with her bags and , while she had waited for the taxi repeatedly told herself that men were a species that she would avoid at all costs from here on in . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Mr Elton attacked his wife after she had asked for a divorce . |
| 20 | Ward J. took evidence on the telephone from Dr. F. , who had spoken to Miss T. in the maternity unit after she had stated for the second time that she did not wish to have a blood transfusion and before she had signed the refusal form . |
| 21 | Clare was fired for turning up late after she had to wait for a doctor because Josh had a temperature . |
| 22 | Next day , after she had arrived for the matinée , the manager sent for her . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | As she had worked for the civil service previously , she applied and was sent a booklet which specified an age range for applicants of 17 ½ to 28 years . |