Example sentences of "as she [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | As she grabbed for the handset , she guessed it must be Ursula and wondered if there was news of Samantha . |
| 33 | ‘ Oh Egbert , ’ she snorted , banging the door behind her as she departed for the bathroom . |
| 34 | The Darling Buds of May star was clearly suited to Blue Peter presenter John Leslie as she arrived for a show on London 's Capital Radio . |
| 35 | The silver water shatters under her feet , the child bounces as he rides on her breast , and she no longer hears Sycorax , only the pulse of the sea as it breaks in frills on the smooth and shiny sand , the splash of her stride and the drumming of her heart as she makes for the forest to the north , her back turned to the bay where the English ship rides at anchor , where the sea battle will take place . |
| 36 | He warned Margaret Thatcher , as she prepares for a Commonwealth heads of government conference next week where the issue of sanctions on South Africa is expected to be central , against insisting that ‘ the regime ’ was moving in the right direction . |
| 37 | Her next test will be in the UK championships in Sheffield on June 6 as she prepares for the defence of her English Schools title at Hull on July 10/11 . |
| 38 | ‘ I — I 'll go and — ’ Her voice faltered as she dived for the ladder . |
| 39 | But he did kiss her — on the veranda outside her room as she fumbled for the door-handle . |
| 40 | Anna reached the door and as she fumbled for the latch , Melody opened it from the other side . |
| 41 | The other girl made no attempt to hide her disgust as she turned back to the books lying before her on the table , and Rory felt her spirits sink still further as she headed for the door . |
| 42 | As a precaution , the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service tug Roysterer stood by Unicorn as she headed for the Butt of Lewis . |
| 43 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 44 | She took a deep breath , letting it out on a low , pleasurable chuckle as she headed for the stage . |
| 45 | As she headed for the path that crossed the garden to the pool and then on to the pine forest and olive grove , she heard one solitary , impassioned call that hung hauntingly in the hot air . |
| 46 | And she wondered , as she headed for the hallway and the staircase that led up to her bedroom on the first floor , why the fact that that had not happened troubled her so . |
| 47 | Ace smiled sweetly , and slipped her mirrored sunglasses on as she headed for the reception area . |
| 48 | She parked her car and strode through the grand , carved doorway , her heels clicking purposefully as she headed for the reception desk . |