Example sentences of "she [vb past] [to-vb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happened , this queen mother was the most remarkable and able of them all , and it is therefore something of an irony that she had to wait for twelve years , until 1554 , and stage a successful coup , before obtaining the place which earlier queen mothers had immediately enjoyed . |
| 2 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |
| 3 | It was her own cottage and it was all she had to show for 20 years of marriage so , she reasoned , she might as well make it look as good as possible . |
| 4 | She had to pay for eight pillows . |
| 5 | However , Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days , or perhaps for even a week . |