Example sentences of "[coord] she [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Marianne is 33 and she married for the third time two years ago . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | It sounds like the Velvet Underground mixed with … ’ — and she searches for the appropriate ingredient — ‘ … with Nico . ’ |