Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She checked about for a likely place of shelter . |
| 2 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 3 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 4 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 5 | A spokeswoman for the Guides Association said yesterday : ‘ She worked here for a short while and I suppose it was just a job to her . ’ |
| 6 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 7 | She reached out for a pale , beautiful robe that seemed to be a continual pour of colour , like a mountain river with the sun shining on it and , as she did so , there was a whisper of sound behind them . |
| 8 | She looked round for a plain grave . |
| 9 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 10 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 11 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
| 12 | She competed successfully for a post-doctoral research fellowship at one of the less fashionable women 's colleges . |
| 13 | As she warmed up for a short recital in the prison 's dining hall , Evelyn said : ‘ Music is incredible medicine for every human being in some sort of way or another . |
| 14 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 15 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
| 16 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 17 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 18 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |