Example sentences of "she [vb -s] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She goes for the bold approach , transforming whole walls and courtyards with bright murals , herb mazes , whacky garden furniture . |
| 2 | She longs for the anguished desolation of a late capitalism that has n't quite worked as her generation dreamed . |
| 3 | And it is Britain she thanks for the startling transformation and thinks will keep her at the top . |
| 4 | It sounds like the Velvet Underground mixed with … ’ — and she searches for the appropriate ingredient — ‘ … with Nico . ’ |
| 5 | This can be reduced a little if she goes in with all she needs for the first few days : a clean dressing-gown , slippers , a change of night clothes and bedjacket and all the toilet articles and other small items she is likely to want . |
| 6 | When she attends for the first time , she assesses the patient : if he is out of bed and eating his breakfast , for instance , she observes whether he can feed himself , or whether he needs help ; whether he has perceptual problems ; how good his balance is while he is sitting ; whether he is limited by spasticity ; what his posture is like ; and then whether he is capable of standing and walking . |
| 7 | In the end she opts for the serious , renounces carnal love , and decides to become a Catholic . |
| 8 | As such , she qualifies for The Professional Plan that is on offer from BNP . |
| 9 | She plumps for the latter . |
| 10 | Here she speaks for the first time about her ordeal to Margaret Hall . |
| 11 | To the cost to Britain of membership of the EEC on her trade account must be added what she pays for the Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) . |
| 12 | Yet she remains for the modern reader perhaps the most intriguing member of the entire family . |
| 13 | She provides for the physical needs of the family , she is its emotional organizer , mediator of feelings , with a responsibility to dampen and absorb confrontations and generally keep the family running smoothly . |
| 14 | May I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend both on her statement this afternoon and on all the ways in which she works for the British interest both in Europe and elsewhere in the world ? |
| 15 | ‘ It 's now a tradition that she comes for the last week of the campaign , ’ he says . |