Example sentences of "[subord] she [vb past] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , no ; that sounded too much like the Bible , so she plumped for the simple way and finished , ‘ He has given her a baby . ’ |
| 2 | When she had finished hanging out the washing , before she went for the weekly shop at SavaCentre , Sara applied her lipstick , and around her throat she squirted the toilet water which she had had for three years and never before used . |
| 3 | Michael went with her to meetings and joined her when she worked for the Liberal cause because it was the next best thing to Labour . |
| 4 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 5 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 6 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |