Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She checked about for a likely place of shelter . |
| 2 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 3 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 4 | She reached out for a pale , beautiful robe that seemed to be a continual pour of colour , like a mountain river with the sun shining on it and , as she did so , there was a whisper of sound behind them . |
| 5 | She looked round for a plain grave . |
| 6 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 7 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
| 8 | As she warmed up for a short recital in the prison 's dining hall , Evelyn said : ‘ Music is incredible medicine for every human being in some sort of way or another . |
| 9 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |