Example sentences of "she [adv] [verb] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 Laura 's insistence on punctuality for meal times became something of a fetish , not because she was herself preparing meals which risked being spoiled ; she rarely had time for cooking any more .
2 This was again a very painful operation in that she still suffered pain for many weeks thereafter .
3 The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau .
4 She still keeps house for my mother .
5 She still needs oxygen for her underdeveloped lungs and needs several different drugs every day .
6 At 21 she is set for stardom , but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times .
7 But she still finds time for an exercise class and yoga to keep her looking young .
8 She also brings compassion for people and a commitment to nursing , together with nursing knowledge and skills .
9 I think she mainly collected information for him on foreigners living in London … by slightly questionable means .
10 She then worked freelance for several local authorities and in 1991 joined the PSSRU as part of a team engaged on a programme of research in mental health commissioned by the Department of Health .
11 She almost felt sympathy for Marc if he imagined he could change what was deeply ingrained in Peter 's nature .
12 There 's a lot of bourgeois about him , she was thinking , but only mildly critical because of her now established respect for him .
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