Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although she listened for the sound of his steps , she did not hear them . |
| 2 | For a Royal tour she always used to pull out the stops and literally shop until she dropped for the occasion . |
| 3 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |
| 4 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 5 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 6 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 7 | while she yearned for the insect dance |
| 8 | A little light patter while she looks for the file . |
| 9 | She was about to ask if he 'd be back before she left for the night , when the door closed behind him . |
| 10 | The windows were mere arrow-slits now blocked by wooden shutters ; the air was so damp with a pervasive chill that Queen Margaret insisted fires be lit in her rooms before she retired for the night . |
| 11 | I forgot to give it to Madge when she asked for the keys . |
| 12 | Do you happen to know whether she was wearing it when she left for the airport ? |
| 13 | I said to Ted : ‘ We 'll say that when she went for the tram , the dog run after her . ’ |
| 14 | Her confidence and conviction that she was somebody special served her well when she applied for the UN job . |
| 15 | Though she works for the SSD , she is unusually placed in the health authority 's child health department . |
| 16 | One woman juror winked at Liberace as she returned for the verdict . |
| 17 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
| 18 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
| 19 | It was fortunate that Luke did n't come in at that particular moment , Merrill mused later , as she reached for the telephone directory ; he would certainly have misread Rob 's little gesture of appreciation . |
| 20 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 21 | As she reached for the coffee-cup , half of its contents now in the saucer , all she intended to do was right it . |
| 22 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 23 | She glanced at her daughter as she reached for the silver letter-knife ; Senga was standing before the French doors , looking out at the snow-piled garden . |
| 24 | Turning from him , she pulled her blanket up to her shoulders and tried to recline her seat , frowning as she hunted for the button . |
| 25 | ‘ But it 's your night off , ’ she hooted , as she ran for the door . |
| 26 | Clara , as she ran for the Métro , was full of the greatest joy of her life , for she felt herself to be , at last , living ; the thick complexity of what had happened satisfied something in her that had never before had satisfaction . |
| 27 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 28 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
| 29 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 30 | She spread her magazines out on the table and removed her shoes , massaging her toes as she waited for the train to pull away . |