Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Two spots of colour appeared in Jill 's cheeks as she reached for the report book . |
| 32 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 33 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 34 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
| 35 | Turning from him , she pulled her blanket up to her shoulders and tried to recline her seat , frowning as she hunted for the button . |
| 36 | As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought : |
| 37 | Clara , as she ran for the Métro , was full of the greatest joy of her life , for she felt herself to be , at last , living ; the thick complexity of what had happened satisfied something in her that had never before had satisfaction . |
| 38 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 39 | ‘ But it 's your night off , ’ she hooted , as she ran for the door . |
| 40 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 41 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 42 | Police were called but arrived too late to stop him mugging 60-year-old Rose McDevitt , who was knocked to the floor and robbed of her handbag as she waited for the lift . |
| 43 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |
| 44 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 45 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
| 46 | She spread her magazines out on the table and removed her shoes , massaging her toes as she waited for the train to pull away . |
| 47 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 48 | That night , as she waited for the band to strike up her opening music , Rory felt none of the usual tingle of anticipation which made the whole business of singing so pleasurable . |
| 49 | ‘ Thank you for a super time , ’ she offered sincerely as she waited for the lift to arrive — and felt her heart race to beat the band when , all male dark eyes stared down at her . |
| 50 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 51 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
| 52 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
| 53 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 54 | As she searches for the killer of a diamond merchant , Melanie falls for the rabbi 's son , played by flashing-eyed newcomer Eric Thal . |
| 55 | THOROUGHLY MODEST MRS : Fergie covers up as she heads for the pool |
| 56 | Similarly if in a language a woman referred to her son by the same term as she used for the son of her sister , this showed that the system of terms developed at a time when the two sisters would have been co-wives of the same man or men . |
| 57 | As she grabbed for the handset , she guessed it must be Ursula and wondered if there was news of Samantha . |
| 58 | ‘ Oh Egbert , ’ she snorted , banging the door behind her as she departed for the bathroom . |
| 59 | The silver water shatters under her feet , the child bounces as he rides on her breast , and she no longer hears Sycorax , only the pulse of the sea as it breaks in frills on the smooth and shiny sand , the splash of her stride and the drumming of her heart as she makes for the forest to the north , her back turned to the bay where the English ship rides at anchor , where the sea battle will take place . |
| 60 | Her next test will be in the UK championships in Sheffield on June 6 as she prepares for the defence of her English Schools title at Hull on July 10/11 . |