Example sentences of "she [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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1 | She experienced for the first time the frightening inhospitality of city streets . |
2 | Her confidence and conviction that she was somebody special served her well when she applied for the UN job . |
3 | The next year she applied for the nursing course . |
4 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
5 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
6 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
7 | The roars and cheers of the crowd covered any sound she made and , like a wraith , she made for the stairs , sweating even in the bleak February cold at the thought of who she might meet in the unknown upstairs . |
8 | Slamming her feet down angrily , she made for the mailbags . |
9 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
10 | She made for the fires and the sudden yellow flashes that lit up the central complex of buildings . |
11 | The old woman lay in her hammock , sleeping ; it was a time when she had taken a heavy dose , and he was able to lead Ariel out and let her walk before him , now and then turning to make sure he was not about to do something to her , put a halter on her or hit her , and she made for the fence and pointed over it and asked him with her hands and eyes if she could go there , beyond the stockade , into the receding forest , where the bromeliads pushed out their stiff blades , and the monkeys nibbled at mango fruits and threw them down when they were unripe with tiny rows of toothmarks like some sharp-fanged fairy child 's , where the birds of many colours screeched . |
12 | She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept . |
13 | So she made for the orchard first . |
14 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
15 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
16 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
17 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
18 | She made for the wood . |
19 | She made for the new extension , hoping she had imagined that speculative look in her young assistant 's eye , and feeling that she 'd better let him think the Palmer & Pearson file had dropped on her desk while he was absent on Friday . |
20 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
21 | Well , there was n't much Maureen could do about this injury , but the wound did heal up nicely and she cared for the bird for over a year . |
22 | She fought for the working class she fought for education she fought for everything to benefit the community she was a wonderful person ! |
23 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
24 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
25 | She realised for the first time how Benjamin must be feeling . |
26 | ‘ But only because when we turned up at the solicitor 's to work out the marriage settlement — her idea , not mine — she realised for the first time that I was n't as rich as she thought . |
27 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
28 | But as she sipped the hot , reviving brew , she realised for the first time since buying the house just how very quiet it was — eerily quiet . |
29 | ‘ She lived for the family and they all worshipped her . ’ |
30 | She was pretty and popular and she lived for the moment . |