Example sentences of "she [verb] [to-vb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she was seeing things in the wake of her Paris win , she plans to compete for three or four more years before having a second child and giving up the tournament scene . |
| 2 | As she prepared to leave for one of her foraging expeditions , Sycorax would poke up at her and hiss , ‘ Do n't let them see what you pick ! |
| 3 | As it happened , this queen mother was the most remarkable and able of them all , and it is therefore something of an irony that she had to wait for twelve years , until 1554 , and stage a successful coup , before obtaining the place which earlier queen mothers had immediately enjoyed . |
| 4 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |
| 5 | It was her own cottage and it was all she had to show for 20 years of marriage so , she reasoned , she might as well make it look as good as possible . |
| 6 | She had to pay for eight pillows . |