Example sentences of "that she [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She so wanted grandparents , that she appealed for a couple in the local paper to act as adopted granny and grandad . |
| 2 | Ven made no move to detain her , not that she had for a second considered that he might . |
| 3 | The debate as to whether this institutional framework exercised a determining ( ideological ) influence on film output has been an ongoing one , but the importance of Claire Johnston 's contribution to it in the mid seventies is that she argued for a reading of Hollywood entertainment films which made a space for ‘ collective fantasies of women 's desire ’ . |
| 4 | At last her opportunity arose when Collin Brooks , a friend of both Eliot and her own family , suggested that she apply for the post of Eliot 's secretary which had fallen vacant . |
| 5 | It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor . |
| 6 | The old lady would have walked back to her villa , but Miguel stopped her by closing the door , and insisting that she wait for a golf cart . |
| 7 | Questions poured towards the chair , and Mrs Murphy banged her gavel so hard on the coffee table that it left a mark , which distressed her so much that she forgot for a moment why she was hammering and stared sadly at the dent in the wood . |
| 8 | Our Agent advises that we indicate that £25,000 is the lowest acceptable offer and that she pays for the alteration . |
| 9 | There is little doubt that she pushed for the creation of the Zollverein , imposing trade boycotts if states were unwilling to join . |
| 10 | Her heart was thumping so loudly that she wondered for a fleeting second whether Scott could hear it . |
| 11 | In the early 1980s , because of her past connection with the military establishment , intellectuals tended to shun her and rumours had it that she worked for the Chinese KGB , the Ministry of State Security . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm pleased with it , ’ Maria responded warily , reminding herself that she worked for the man . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's now a tradition that she comes for the last week of the campaign , ’ he says . |