Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ Joanna was in a state of pure terror and , although she sat down for a while , she most certainly did not sleep . ’ |
| 2 | The diary that she sent off for , for me 's arrived . |
| 3 | There was no table set and she looked round for a sideboard that must house such things as cutlery . |
| 4 | They sat together and she reached out for his hand . |
| 5 | The blankets lay to one side of the fire and she reached out for them . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In spite of her bulk she moved swiftly to grab the instrument , and she stepped back for fear it should be taken from her again . |
| 8 | Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool . |
| 9 | And she soldiered on for another 15 years before she finally died . |
| 10 | ‘ She said , ‘ This is what love is for — I 'm coming over , ’ and she set off for Rocamar and arrived at breakfast next day . ’ |
| 11 | She had had no life of her own for several years ; if she went out for half an hour , she had to leave messages all round the flat , telling Yury she 'd be back soon , otherwise he would panic . |
| 12 | ‘ An officer signalled for her to stop but she carried on for a mile and mounted the kerb on one occasion , ’ Tony Malyon , prosecuting , told Pontypool magistrates . |
| 13 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 14 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 15 | ‘ And in that order , too , ’ Ruth laughed , ‘ because it was ages before she came back for her husband . ’ |
| 16 | For about six weeks before she set off for France , the long way via Cape Town , they made love feverishly . |
| 17 | He even made a pot of tea and poured her a cup when she got up for work . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 19 | ‘ I have to go out today , ’ Fernando told her when she came down for breakfast on the terrace the next morning . |
| 20 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 21 | And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why . |
| 22 | I was only about five and a half when she too died after a long illness and one of my earliest recollections is riding in the well , at the foot of her bath-chair when she went out for constitutionals . |
| 23 | Josie found her when she turned in for work at the club that evening . |
| 24 | And when she moved in for the kill she was as hard , and as final , as any of her male colleagues . |
| 25 | If Bully was in the front garden when she set out for Pack Meeting , he would leap the gate and bound up to her , putting his great front paws against her chest , and barking at her . |
| 26 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears . |
| 30 | ‘ They were always holding hands and he kissed her goodbye every day as she set off for work . ’ |