Example sentences of "she [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's having treatment still , she she goes for a couple of days at a time . |
| 2 | She read for a while , trying to close her mind to the sounds from the galley , the picture of Fen enjoying his supper and — simply — any pictures of Fen at all . |
| 3 | She signs for the parcel . |
| 4 | A woman who caused a row when she applied for a teaching job under a false identity has now joined the debate over children 's reading . |
| 5 | Annis Garfield , caused a major row 2 years ago when she applied for a teaching post under a false name and was offered an interview , despite her application being littered with spelling mistakes . |
| 6 | She applied for a grant , and in , er in career , it says like , |
| 7 | The debate as to whether this institutional framework exercised a determining ( ideological ) influence on film output has been an ongoing one , but the importance of Claire Johnston 's contribution to it in the mid seventies is that she argued for a reading of Hollywood entertainment films which made a space for ‘ collective fantasies of women 's desire ’ . |
| 8 | She do n't go to work no more , and sometimes she cries for no reason . |
| 9 | She made for the wood . |
| 10 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 11 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 12 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 13 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
| 14 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 15 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 16 | She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept . |
| 17 | So she made for the orchard first . |
| 18 | The old woman lay in her hammock , sleeping ; it was a time when she had taken a heavy dose , and he was able to lead Ariel out and let her walk before him , now and then turning to make sure he was not about to do something to her , put a halter on her or hit her , and she made for the fence and pointed over it and asked him with her hands and eyes if she could go there , beyond the stockade , into the receding forest , where the bromeliads pushed out their stiff blades , and the monkeys nibbled at mango fruits and threw them down when they were unripe with tiny rows of toothmarks like some sharp-fanged fairy child 's , where the birds of many colours screeched . |
| 19 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
| 20 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 21 | Alison Berry describes how she cared for a patient with a difficult leg wound in the community |
| 22 | Well , there was n't much Maureen could do about this injury , but the wound did heal up nicely and she cared for the bird for over a year . |
| 23 | She fought for a separation … and her wish was granted . |
| 24 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
| 25 | She was pretty and popular and she lived for the moment . |
| 26 | ‘ She lived for the family and they all worshipped her . ’ |
| 27 | She sits for a while beside them , her arm laid alongside the nightlight on the table ; the shoe of the Old Woman , with a pink bulb inside , lifts the shadows in a comforting way . |
| 28 | She sits for a moment on the arm of the chair , and rests her hand on my neck . |
| 29 | It still sleeps with its mother in the rudimentary nest she builds for the night but practises building nests for itself . |
| 30 | Desperately she sought for an excuse , anything not to have to face his mother 's frosty manner again , but before she could think of anything he said , ‘ On second thoughts , I have a better idea . ’ |