Example sentences of "she [adv] [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ashton 's careful build-up to this climax makes Vera 's discovery of them in each other 's arms all the more poignant because she shows a child-like petulance at losing one she so longed to have for her own . |
| 2 | She finally got involved for the oldest reason of all : ‘ I was n't getting as much attention as I wanted , so I kind of got into it just to get his attention , and to be around him more . ’ |
| 3 | Sarah caught it first , being nearest , and she soon forgot to mope for her disconsolate Sir George ( who had seen them off with very ill grace ) . |
| 4 | She somehow had to fumble for words to keep up her own façade of blithe sophistication . |
| 5 | ‘ How ? ’ she just had to ask for clarification . |
| 6 | ‘ Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her ’ |
| 7 | Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her . |
| 8 | Would she always have to account for her actions now , Celia wondered . |
| 9 | She 's er , she always comes looking for Terri . |
| 10 | She could see his disdain , and it was n't so much for her — she hardly seemed to count for anything at all in his eyes . |
| 11 | Her friend added : ‘ She also wants to campaign for paper not plastic bags at supermarkets and is angry that the catering industry uses too much plastic in packaging , because it is almost impossible to break down without causing pollution . |
| 12 | But she also remembered to ask for another ten-shilling note a week later . |
| 13 | So the open door was n't a ruse , and she really had run for it . |
| 14 | Jenny did not reappear and Sara began to think that she really had gone for a walk . |
| 15 | The thing is , Paula said I ca n't see what she really wants to shop for because just before |
| 16 | Composer Debbie Campbell says she really enjoys writing for children and developing their natural enthusiasm for wildlife and the environment — a book of the play has been published in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) . |
| 17 | Undeterred by the Challenge 's ‘ toughest ever ’ billing , she immediately decided to apply for a place . |
| 18 | Sometimes she even manages to go for a drink or meal with friends . |
| 19 | She remained miserably at Little Gidding after Nicholas 's death , but finally , when John died , she hysterically demanded to leave for London immediately after the funeral ; without waiting for the weekly coach she departed uncomfortably in a countryman 's wagon . |
| 20 | ‘ And Connie , ’ pursued Camille , ‘ lives in a house the same as this and she never had to work for it . ’ |
| 21 | She never seemed to fall for anyone her own age , they were always older . ’ |
| 22 | Like , sometimes it might be a prostitute , she never got paid for her services and she tries to claim she 's been raped . |
| 23 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |