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 . |