Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] as she " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the present , then , the vital need is to do everything possible to secure a safe retirement of XH558 , where she will be cared for as well as she has been since becoming the VDF display aircraft . |
| 2 | She could n't reach very far , but for as far as she could , the window was clean , bright . |
| 3 | For as far as she could see there were no secret , unsafe corners . |
| 4 | Dot listened as the grown-ups continued to grumble along as they had done for as long as she could remember , like the harmless rumble of gunfire faraway . |
| 5 | She lived in Quay Street , Saltcoats and for as long as she was able to do so , spent much of her time around the harbour , conversing with the sailors amongst whom she had spent her life . |
| 6 | Angela has been fascinated by antiques for as long as she can remember . |
| 7 | Rose Mundy told me of her continual battle with overweight thighs , a problem that had been with her for as long as she could remember . |
| 8 | Since she was capable of loving so deeply , she can still , if she chooses , remain in the business of giving and receiving love for as long as she lives , for although she may feel that she is no longer everything to anyone , she can still mean a great deal to a number of people . |
| 9 | I 'd fetch her home , clean her up , straighten her out and take care of her for as long as she 'd let me , but the call of the wild was strong and after a few days of sleeping on the couch , she 'd vanish again . |
| 10 | Eve had been there for as long as she remembered to help her fight her battles . |
| 11 | They went up to the small room where Eve had lived for as long as she could remember . |
| 12 | Mrs Thatcher pledged that the relief would remain for as long as she was Prime Minister and the opposition parties appear unwilling to commit themselves to abolishing it . |
| 13 | They 'd fallen asleep , a head on each shoulder and she was determined to leave them like that for as long as she could . |
| 14 | She fought it for as long as she could , but it was such a silly thing . |
| 15 | Creating flower wreaths and circles is a family tradition — Elizabeth Jane has been making them for as long as she can remember . |
| 16 | Ellie ran upstairs , threw off her old blouse and skirt and her much darned stockings , and got hurriedly dressed in her Sunday best , yet another variation on the plain black dress with detachable collar and cuffs she had been wearing for as long as she could remember . |
| 17 | For the first time she felt a faint stirring of compassion for her own mother , whose obsession with her appearance , shopping , flirtation and gossip Julia had despised for as long as she could remember . |
| 18 | And I want her to know that she is welcome in my house for as long as she wishes . ’ |
| 19 | For as long as she could remember she had herself been in love with the man who led the greyhounds and their attendants on a dignified procession round the track before the race began . |
| 20 | At school , she worked hard , putting off her return to Rose Cottage for as long as she was able . |
| 21 | Yasmin is expecting another child in the autumn and , although she will have to make some difficult decisions about whether or not to continue with her career after the baby is born , she is still determined to carry on working for as long as she can . |
| 22 | My mother took pity on him and agreed to keep him for as long as she could . |
| 23 | She had basked in the knowledge for as long as she could remember . |
| 24 | Yet for as long as she could remember she 'd been instructed to do so . |
| 25 | He would always have a special place in her heart for as long as she lived ; but Rune did n't need her and Suzie did . |
| 26 | The writing has been a hobby for Vanessa for as long as she can remember but she has recently started trying to turn it to profit . |
| 27 | Lizzie Stroud for whom Miss Lockwood made provision in the form of an annuity , is to continue to live on the top floor for as long as she chooses . |
| 28 | She watched him for as long as she could bear to , anger warring with a sense of duty , then abruptly she marched into the house , and with gritted teeth and a distinctly martyred feeling she began to resentfully sort out a bag to take with her to Soufrière . |
| 29 | She intended holding on to this new inner peace for as long as she could . |
| 30 | For as long as she could remember , her hair had been kept in a short no-nonsense style that would n't require any of her precious time to look after it . |