Example sentences of "she had [adv] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod . |
| 2 | The smell of the plates of food as they were borne past had been tantalising and caused pangs of hunger to strike Meredith 's stomach as though she had n't eaten anything for a week . |
| 3 | She had n't seen him for nearly three months and she was struck anew by his good looks . |
| 4 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 5 | She had n't seen him for some years , of course , but she was sure that it was n't like him to be so edgy … so extraordinarily tense and restless . |
| 6 | She had n't seen him for almost five years and yet — less than twenty-four hours later — she 'd been not only happily returning his kisses , but also moaning with pleasure at the feel of his hands on her body . |
| 7 | It was only as she rounded the corner that she remembered she had n't thanked him for walking her home . |
| 8 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
| 9 | She always forgot , when she had not seen him for some time , how he affected her . |
| 10 | She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in |
| 11 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 12 | But it was n't until Ellen came to pick him up that he discovered that she had already bought everything for a picnic lunch . |
| 13 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 14 | Because she had been fond of Simon in a sisterly way — as a much older sister — she had always taken it for granted that the affection he had shown her in return had been brotherly , with maybe a spot of heroine worship thrown in . |
| 15 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |