Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1	Although she turns up for the interview her customary peaked-capped urchin self , she is worried that her feminist interpreters will consider her video a sell-out .
2	She made up for the difficulty by striking their fingers with a ruler when they erred , especially when learning the piano .
3	Taken from her monthly BBC Radio ‘ Woman 's Hour ’ series and culminating as she flies over for the opening night of ‘ 84 Charing Cross Road ’ .
4	She peered round for the nuns , but they were nowhere to be seen .
5	Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’
6	It is a low repetitive moan that she keeps up for the rest of the afternoon .
7	When the water reached a level the Duchesse deemed sufficient ( she was mean with it with people she did not like ) , she called out for the bather to come along , and she left , taking the handle of the hot tap with her .
8	She reached out for the telephone and dialled a well-remembered number .
9	She reached out for the time and found that she had over forty hours still to go before she met the contact again .
10	She looked round for the entrance .
11	Collecting the ladder from the shed , she searched around for the claw hammer she 'd used before to slot the gutter back under the tiles .
12	Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool .
13	She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried .
14	She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears .
15	Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable .
16	For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking .

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