Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | To this she agreed and sat for Deverell , William Holman Hunt [ q.v. ] , and for ( Sir ) John Everett Millais [ q.v. ] as the drowned Ophelia . |
| 2 | She rose and stooped for the shell . |
| 3 | Instinct attached my hands to the reins as she accelerated and headed for home with me in tow . |
| 4 | She turned and headed for home . |
| 5 | She turned and started for the door . |
| 6 | She filled her place , she fetched and carried for him , but any tame girl would have done as well . |
| 7 | She thought and thought for some time , and then she smiled . |
| 8 | He scrubbed at his face with the handkerchief she offered and gulped for air . |
| 9 | She flapped and fretted for the remainder of the meal . |
| 10 | ‘ And first of all , I 'm going to climb through the window , ’ she said and reached for a stack of sacking which had been thrown down near the wall and which , piled carefully , might enable her to reach the sill . |
| 11 | She shrugged and reached for her cheroot . |
| 12 | As she began to choke she kicked and struggled for breath before tumbling down into nowhere . |
| 13 | She had the guts to decide what she wanted and went for it in an open , una-shamed way . |
| 14 | Diana looked half-frozen herself and battled with a useless umbrella ; the feather on her hat began to flop , yet she stayed and chatted for longer than ever , as if to reward the people for their patience . |
| 15 | As she sat and waited for Clelia , she looked out across the park , at the spring trees , and tried to concentrate on her Spanish . |
| 16 | Then , huddling deep into the eiderdown , she sat and waited for the dawn . |
| 17 | She wondered , as she sat and waited for her boss to come for her , whether he would mention meeting Miguelito last night . |