Example sentences of "[noun] that she was [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was in pain , but she was taking it out on a complicated Fair Isle jumper that she was knitting for some nephew in Canada . |
| 2 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 3 | There was such a vast variety of decorated bowls and jugs and plates that she was spoilt for choice . |
| 4 | Bitter wife Mary , 44 , revealed last night that she was suing for divorce on the grounds of his adultery with ‘ Wildcat ’ TV girl Jacqueline Marson . |
| 5 | The argument that she was employed for the specific purpose of teaching students , and therefore not eligible for dismissal rights , was rejected . |
| 6 | I was playing jackstones in the street when Nelly Mitchell ran up with the news that she was going for the midwife . |
| 7 | It dawned on Folly that she was waiting for a tip and , gathering what she could of her wits , she struggled out of bed to delve in her handbag . |
| 8 | The realization that she was working for Hauser was opening new horizons for her , but she 'd not had time to work out how she could exploit the knowledge . |
| 9 | But she wondered if , even given time and the success that she was hoping for , he might ever come to feel the same way about her . |