Example sentences of "[to-vb] she [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As her door began to open she grabbed for the telephone , then dropped the receiver as Luke appeared . |
| 2 | I found I had to get Dawn 's weight down much more than I 'd expected , or would have wished , just to persuade her to come for the food on my fist . |
| 3 | So she begged Jack to let her go for a swim , as it was so hot that day , out to the reef , where she could find the weed she needed in fresh , young supply . |
| 4 | Some part of her tried to convince her to make for the door , but she knew they would expect that . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been trying to get her to look for a living-in job , a hotel receptionist maybe , but she wo n't leave her mother . |