Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sought desperately for an answer , but could find none . |
| 2 | You are a turkey — ’ she cast about for an even worse insult , ‘ a puritan ! ’ |
| 3 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 4 | She says she wept nonstop for an hour during which she gradually began to realize that she had been out of her mind for the last six weeks . |
| 5 | Then , realising quickly that this must be a professional call , she waited calmly for an explanation . |
| 6 | Now she wished fervently for an old-fashioned attendant to match the commissionaire downstairs and the man who had driven Luke 's car away to park it . |
| 7 | Flustered anew , she felt a warm flush of embarrassment flood her face as she searched vainly for an answer . |
| 8 | It seemed that she stood there for an age before Nicky said , ‘ A cup of tea would be rather nice . ’ |