Example sentences of "[verb] she [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liza , rather to her surprise , found she was grateful for her presence . |
| 2 | She says she 's good for another 10 years , even though she 's 39 . |
| 3 | I I du n no I I I ca n't work out cos all of Dan 's girlfriends yeah Amber , Sonia and Honey most people have all said I do n't think she 's right for Dan and you know I ca n't I ca n't work out whether they actually think that or they 're just sort of saying that because he does n't talk to them as much or something , I do n't know . |
| 4 | She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’ |
| 5 | The woman would think she was avid for more of the background of Benedict Beckenham , which indeed she was , but it was scarcely polite to show it ! |
| 6 | The story goes that a housewife , who was making pancakes before Lent , realised she was late for church … and rushed off , still clutching her pancake . |
| 7 | I do hope your aunt is n't ill again , I quite expected to find her up , her card , you know , her card indicated she was ready for callers again . ’ |
| 8 | Unsurprisingly , he 's reluctant to discuss their relationship — after all , since DEF II falls under her authority , most people assume she is responsible for his career . |
| 9 | Could n't anyone tell she was crazy for him and further from acting a role than at any time in her entire life ? |
| 10 | About a week after Dawn first started ‘ rousing up ’ , I felt she was ready for the next stage of her training . |
| 11 | ‘ I just knew she was right for the role . |
| 12 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 13 | The others seemed to forget Heathcliff , but I noticed Catherine could not eat much , and I knew she was sorry for her friend . |
| 14 | As she drifted into sleep , she knew she was ready for Rome . |
| 15 | At the time I thought she was keen for me to do my bit to help others but I 've since found out that while I was getting a prick in my arm she was ( I know what you 're thinking ) getting some peace and quiet . |
| 16 | Still , her children are quite young and erm and I , I think she 's sorry for what she 's done . |
| 17 | I really think she 's good for , but ooh I get out of breath but |
| 18 | Clarissa opened her door and said she was sorry for being so hopeless on the telephone . |
| 19 | Aware of further frosty looks from Seb 's parents Nutty looked suitably repentant and said she was sorry for trespassing . |
| 20 | Of the three action sample carers , two had moved towards a preference for home care : Mrs Cummings ' daughter-in-law , though appearing ambivalent , said she was happy for Mrs Cummings to remain at home now that the project , and the services it had generated , had made caring for her mother-in-law so much easier ; and Mrs Cowan 's son-in-law said : ‘ she likes her own home so she 's entitled to stay there ’ . |
| 21 | Lavinia wanted to say she was sorry for Timothy Gedge , but did not because it did n't seem true . |
| 22 | The speed with which Margaret Seymour-Strachey accepted his offer suggested she was desperate for someone to talk to . |
| 23 | ‘ I dare say she is anxious for news of us . ’ |