Example sentences of "if she [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean |
| 2 | If she 's crying for some other reason like because we 've been quarrelling and she wants to make up but does n't know how to I just put my arms round her and cuddle her and let her cry it out . |
| 3 | Clarke equalled the United Kingdom junior women 's record of 2.95 metres , and must now wait anxiously to see if she is selected for the junior international match against Hungary later this month . |
| 4 | If she is arrested for anything , however trivial , during that time , she is likely to have to serve two years in prison plus whatever sentence her new offence would attract . |
| 5 | She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . |
| 6 | But at the sight of Bob 's expression she got up , blushing again , and walked about the room as if she were looking for something . |
| 7 | But there was more than that — it was almost as if she were looking for something . |
| 8 | He handed her the file , watching her flick through it quickly , again as if she were looking for something specific . |
| 9 | But if she were to look for ever and a day , she would not find it . |
| 10 | Lilac gloves , half-boots made of kid — she looked , as she sat rather apprehensively in the country inn parlour , as if she were waiting for Mr Gainsborough . |
| 11 | Lee felt as if she were fighting for her life . |
| 12 | He glared at her again , as if she were to blame for everything , and Robyn felt herself tremble beneath his icy gaze . |
| 13 | He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’ |
| 14 | If she was prepared for the worst then , God willing , it would n't happen . |
| 15 | She moved , as she often did , from pure , concentrated malice , to a vaguely girlish mode , as if she was looking for someone ( not Henry ) to put his arms round her and tell her everything was all right . |
| 16 | It sounded as if she was looking for something . |
| 17 | They fell silent for a moment , all of them wondering if she was shopping for the son who was lying in a dissecting trench at the Medico-Legal Institute . |
| 18 | If she was hanged for that , so much for man 's legal institutions ! ’ |
| 19 | Faint appeal touched her expression as if she was asking for help . |
| 20 | She looked as if she was waiting for me so before she could say anything I spoke . |
| 21 | If she was waiting for him to say that she did n't need to diet she had a long wait . |