Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv prt] for her " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 2 | ABBERLEY ( chatty ) : She came back for her books . |
| 3 | ‘ And in that order , too , ’ Ruth laughed , ‘ because it was ages before she came back for her husband . ’ |
| 4 | Swinging her legs out of bed , she hunted around for her nightshirt , flung in a crumpled heap on the carpet , then studied the piece of paper . |
| 5 | She reached down for her handbag on the floor . |
| 6 | She reached out for her glass and swallowed most of the contents at a gulp . |
| 7 | Standing awkwardly on one leg , she looked round for her other shoe and could only watch in helpless despair as she saw it slowly sink . |
| 8 | When the shop shut she went in for her tea . |
| 9 | She groped around for her panties and shorts , ducking her head to put them on so that he would n't see the tears gathering in the corners of her eyes . |