Example sentences of "she [vb past] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know , I ca n't remember whether she applied for that , I know Harold his daughter went up to Southampton and he was horrified at the accommodation she was staying in , up there |
| 2 | In the meantime she applied for other jobs too , but it was the one with G Vasey Ltd that she wanted . |
| 3 | She led for most of the way at a terrific pace with Cardwell doggedly staying in touch before making a last-ditch effort in the final 25 metres . |
| 4 | I was very proud of those she made for outdoor wear , perhaps because they were different ; they were generally made from offcuts of the various dress lengths being made up into ladies ' costumes . |
| 5 | Ten feet in the other direction a staircase rose directly up by the side of the end wall and she made for this . |
| 6 | Even Denise had aged a little , got heavy and puffy in her thirties , from the big cooked dinners she made for hungry Keith . |
| 7 | And that 's how Millie saw them when she entered the kitchen again , carrying the plate of chitterlings : the two people she cared for most , and who were about to lose her , laughing their heads off . |
| 8 | Vanessa Thompson , who lives in Brussels , decided to make the study when her husband 's job forced her to leave the pretty village where she lived for eight years . |
| 9 | She lived for many years , and preserved a record that she had been treated with Penicillium . |
| 10 | She can rarely have travelled , for example , more than fifteen miles from Brackley , Northamptonshire , where she lived for most of her twenty-four years . |
| 11 | She lived for 20 years in London and has a string of TV credits and many well-known and much-loved roles . |
| 12 | I remember once thinking my mother was stark raving bonkers as she regaled me with a tale of the time she scrimped for six months to buy a pair of elbow length , white kid evening gloves , which set her back the equivalent of two weeks ' wages . |
| 13 | ‘ Planning ’ was judged to have taken place if the girl had known the man for at least six months before cohabitation and if she cohabited for positive reasons rather than because of outside pressures such as pregnancy or the need to escape from an unhappy home . |
| 14 | ‘ Do you take Azor for a long walk every day , Mr Gajdusek ? ’ she asked for innocent openers . |
| 15 | Now she asked for white wine in her charged voice . |
| 16 | Each night she spoke to a waiter to order a meal ; each morning she asked for boiled rather than scrambled eggs for breakfast . |
| 17 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 18 | She also heard some hot gospel music — and liked it so much she asked for more . |
| 19 | She asked for 54 similar offences to be taken into consideration . |
| 20 | She asked for some answers to specific points . |
| 21 | She asked for red wine and when he brought it she raised the glass and tried to think of something original and witty by way of a toast but he forestalled her by saying , ‘ Cheers , ’ and she could think of no other response . |
| 22 | Although already gravely ill , she posed for this graduation picture just days before losing her battle against cancer . |
| 23 | She swam for 40 km ( 25 miles ) in the shark-infested Indian Ocean , but she had cut her foot and she saw half a dozen sharks trailing her . |
| 24 | But in the end , even she could delay it no longer and reluctantly , she headed for Lower Axe . |
| 25 | Or had she just seen him one day , walking around the suburb where he had been born , and said to him , in that sharp voice she used for all commands : ‘ Marry Me ! ’ |
| 26 | Then she added for good measure , ‘ I do n't know what you want to talk to me about , do I ? ’ |
| 27 | She suspected that the good doctor might be laying it on a little thick , but she would not be put off , and said in her stiffest voice , ‘ Yes , I understand all that , and I am prepared to work hard , ’ and she added for good measure , ‘ You need not worry about followers . |
| 28 | ‘ The last thing on Peter 's mind — and on mine , ’ she added for good measure , ‘ is going to bed together ! ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't even solve crosswords , ’ she added for good measure . |
| 30 | ‘ And when I 'm so fragile , ’ she added for good measure . |