Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] she for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last I heard she was living with her for . |
| 2 | Signora ! ’ as a ripe fruit or some trinket or other was thrust before her for her inspection . |
| 3 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 4 | He was looking at her for help — he was pleading , through his fury , for the assistance of his sister … it was just that , in his youth , he could not control the emotion in his face , and she quivered with the imagined rage , only now recognizing the desperation in his eyes . |
| 5 | Naturally he would assume that Richard was staying with her for the weekend . |
| 6 | The discovery of her father 's history of abuse is not only a personal tragedy to Miss X. Resale of the family home means she has missed out financially because the house , valued at £32,500 , was purchased by her for only £14,625 after a standard 55 per cent discount was made . |