Example sentences of "she [verb] [prep] [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lived with him for 11 years . |
| 2 | She gazed at it for some moments in silence , thinking about a flat in Manchester where she and John had spent a ghostly week one winter before they were married . |
| 3 | She worked for her for eighteen years . |
| 4 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 5 | She looked at me for several seconds without speaking , and then said , ‘ Well , Molly , we all think you treat life as a joke ! ’ |
| 6 | It hardened to a mask , and she lay under it for three days , wandering inside her body . |
| 7 | She stayed with them for three months and as well as looking after their daughter Alexandra she cleaned and cooked . |
| 8 | I was too upset to eat or drink , but she sat with me for some time , talking gently to me , wiping away my tears , and helping me to recover . |