Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] she [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 2 | Police were called but arrived too late to stop him mugging 60-year-old Rose McDevitt , who was knocked to the floor and robbed of her handbag as she waited for the lift . |
| 3 | Similarly if in a language a woman referred to her son by the same term as she used for the son of her sister , this showed that the system of terms developed at a time when the two sisters would have been co-wives of the same man or men . |
| 4 | She took a deep breath , letting it out on a low , pleasurable chuckle as she headed for the stage . |
| 5 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
| 6 | But he did kiss her — on the veranda outside her room as she fumbled for the door-handle . |
| 7 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 8 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 9 | As a precaution , the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service tug Roysterer stood by Unicorn as she headed for the Butt of Lewis . |
| 10 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 11 | A little light patter while she looks for the file . |
| 12 | She crawled back to the door and got to her feet , taking a deep steadying breath as she reached for the handle , grimacing slightly as she eased it open and stepped through the doorway , sending up a silent prayer that no creaking floorboard would announce her presence prematurely . |
| 13 | She glanced at her daughter as she reached for the silver letter-knife ; Senga was standing before the French doors , looking out at the snow-piled garden . |
| 14 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 15 | The silver water shatters under her feet , the child bounces as he rides on her breast , and she no longer hears Sycorax , only the pulse of the sea as it breaks in frills on the smooth and shiny sand , the splash of her stride and the drumming of her heart as she makes for the forest to the north , her back turned to the bay where the English ship rides at anchor , where the sea battle will take place . |
| 16 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 17 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 18 | She was living with her boyfriend as she had for the last eight years and the hospital team were quite happy to talk to him about the proposed care plan for her . |