Example sentences of "she [vb past] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , there was n't much Maureen could do about this injury , but the wound did heal up nicely and she cared for the bird for over a year . |
| 2 | She headed for the door at a dead run , her new arm thumping uselessly against various items of furniture . |
| 3 | As a precaution , the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service tug Roysterer stood by Unicorn as she headed for the Butt of Lewis . |
| 4 | Instinctively she headed for the fence at the far end , wanting to be as far away from the house as possible . |
| 5 | Similarly if in a language a woman referred to her son by the same term as she used for the son of her sister , this showed that the system of terms developed at a time when the two sisters would have been co-wives of the same man or men . |
| 6 | She opted for the safety of the latter . |
| 7 | With repairs completed in the nick of time she sailed for the operation with a depleted crew . |
| 8 | With her literary earnings she paid for the education of a young sister , who became her amanuensis and moved to Edinburgh with her in 1847 . |
| 9 | She raced for the protection of mast and water butt , caught the toe of her shoe on a raised nail and went sprawling . |
| 10 | In June 1813 she was back at Temple Place , and she arranged for the auctioning of the contents of her Bond Street house . |
| 11 | Her best known books , though , were Royal Service and Royal Secrets , which she ghost-wrote for the Prince of Wales 's former valet , Stephen Barry . |
| 12 | Unreasoning panic blanked out her thoughts , and , grasping her portmanteau , she flew for the colonnade of the Corn Exchange . |
| 13 | Jo Durie , Britain 's No. 1 ranked player , delivered an honest assessment of the needs of aspiring young tennis champions when she called for the pressure to be taken off youngsters , particularly those between the crucial ages of 10–14 . |
| 14 | She reached for the knife at her calf , and began cutting the rigging binding her legs . |
| 15 | She reached for the back of Nina 's ripped jacket , but only managed to get a handful of hair . |
| 16 | Bad days she reached for the neck of the nearest bottle , never quite drunk , never quite sober , maundering on to Francis about the impossibility of love . |
| 17 | She listened for the click of his door and relaxed when it came , only to be aware of every sound he made . |
| 18 | And although she listened for the sound of his steps , she did not hear them . |
| 19 | She worried for the safety of the bottle , knowing it was his food . |
| 20 | Gripping a hand rail , she waited for the door of the air lock to open . |
| 21 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 22 | The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm glad she waited for the wedding to be over , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in Theda 's ear , as she joined her by the French windows that had been opened to the terrace outside . |
| 24 | How she longed for the excitement of blasting away slimy aliens . |
| 25 | Already they were aroused and she longed for the water against her overheated skin to caress and tease her further and she longed to plunge in beside Fernando and for him to … |
| 26 | She longed for the thrill of being in his arms , but she did n't trust him , and Dawn 's words of warning still echoed in her mind . |
| 27 | Sometimes she longed for the sound of traffic and street cries . |
| 28 | Finally , she left for the airfield in a pale-green safari suit , which marked her a soldier 's wife but distinguished her from the lesser spouses . |
| 29 | ‘ Personal self-denial for the good of others was the first important lesson Annie learned , ’ says Taylor , ‘ and it was a principle by which she stood for the rest of her life . ’ |
| 30 | The wood cracked against Belle 's hands and she sat for the rest of the lesson holding her knees . |