Example sentences of "she would [verb] for the " in BNC.
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1 | The right hon. Member for Finchley said yesterday that she would vote for the Government because they were following a path that she favoured — in precisely the opposite direction . |
2 | She used the buses and wherever she found herself on the last bus at night , whether at her own home or at her son 's , she would stay for the night only to set off again early the following morning . |
3 | I 'd been expecting her to put up a stiff rearguard action , protesting that holidays were one thing and everyday life another , that she had only surrendered to me in a moment of weakness which she would regret for the rest of her life , and so on and so forth . |
4 | A professional decorator told me years ago that when carrying out domestic painting , he always asked the lady of the house the shade she would like for the finished coat . |
5 | And she came up with all sorts of things that she would like for the the new Wandsbergh development . |
6 | So then I saw Mrs Irwin on Tuesday when I was in and she came up with all sorts of things that she would like for the new development . |
7 | Those which her husband offered to her for signature she signed without question ; those offered by others she would ask for the document to be explained . |
8 | Then she would search for the flea , going along the seams of my clothes with her thumbnail until it jumped . |
9 | The two suitcases represented everything she thought she would need for the next seven months at the Hamiltons ' , and it seemed like an odd way to be taking what might be a big step in her life . |
10 | With another sigh , and feeling extremely awkward because she 'd obviously been foisted on them when they had n't wanted her to be foisted , she decided not to unpack , just take out the things she would need for the night . |