Example sentences of "[subord] she [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She had for a while become a Monotype operator , on one of the " women 's machines " , and also remembers " trying to do imposition " and doing a little display work in one mainly jobbing firm where she worked for a short time .
2 She felt more alive than she had for a long time .
3 And then , because she could n't bear to quarrel with him the night before she left for a new life , she said , ‘ I 'm wearing your mother 's brooch , Fran .
4 She had repaid £35 in seven monthly instalments of £5 , when she asked for a second loan .
5 As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds .
6 The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home .
7 She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair .
8 She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers .
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