Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd headed for the historical centre and spanned out , taking in the churches and palaces and the Lonja — the commodity exchange which housed , among other historical interests , the fine arts museum .
2 Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends !
3 She 'd asked for a terse put-down , she reflected with some justice .
4 Barbara was bored with the bob she 'd had for the past four years and was ready for a complete change .
5 20–6 Mrs McIver , wife of the Moderator , asked to be relieved of the duty of leader of praise which she had undertaken for the past two years .
6 He managed to spend the odd hour alone with Grace , who told him she had fallen for a Welsh corporal who had stood on a land-mine and ended up blind in one eye .
7 Arthur Leopold of County Cork had taken the picture , and the first time Ellie had tiptoed into the bedroom she had stood for a long time staring at the photograph , because it was the first time she had ever seen the likeness of her dead mother .
8 It was true also that she gave English lessons and that she had applied for a full-time job as an English teacher in a small private school .
9 After all , she had suspected for a long time now that he was aware of the effect he sometimes had on her .
10 All she wanted to do was yield to it , because it was what she had wanted for the whole time she had been with him .
11 One contained the proofs of an article she had written for an academic journal ; she scanned the contents of the envelope briefly and pinned it to her noticeboard to be dealt with on her return from Oxford .
12 She had hoped for a new freedom , but had found a trap .
13 But Winnie , in all , though glad he was sick , that he had not jilted her , would have much preferred a broken leg — she had hoped for a broken leg — than the way he was , like those newsreel horrors : Hitler 's Jews , like something out of Belsen .
14 Diana warmed to her theme as the letter , written on Kensington Palace notepaper , continued with her favourite lament — the work she had done for the Royal Family .
15 She consulted her own solicitor , and wrote back to Prince Philip in the same angry terms , stressing the work she had done for the Royal Family .
16 It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold .
17 It was so hot outside that she had settled for an orange cheesecloth caftan , which she 'd jacked in with a belt of linked gold hippos .
18 She had known for a long time now .
19 She had worked for a bent company running credit checks on people , had temped for an employment agency , a bank , and as a telephonist .
20 As she had worked for the civil service previously , she applied and was sent a booklet which specified an age range for applicants of 17 ½ to 28 years .
21 She had to pay for the lavish colour brochure ( the details of which contained many mistakes ) , she provided the historical background and ran her feet off showing people over : all they did was make appointments ( underpaid girls did that ) and yet she had to pay them thousands .
22 She refused to pose for a happy family picture with Jamie and two-month-old George , saying :
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