Example sentences of "[adv] she [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she made for the orchard first . |
| 2 | The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall . |
| 3 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 4 | Instinctively she headed for the fence at the far end , wanting to be as far away from the house as possible . |
| 5 | Quickly she reached for the doorknob , only to find her frantic effort useless as Rune 's hand slammed against the door , holding it fast . |
| 6 | She had n't missed him at all when he died , but now she realized for the first time that she had lost her father . |
| 7 | A month ago he had come to see her and now she understood for the first time that what he had said to her then would change her life . |
| 8 | Sometimes she longed for the sound of traffic and street cries . |
| 9 | Silently she waited for the lion 's roar . |
| 10 | Instead she settled for the three most applicable adjectives she could think of . |