Example sentences of "she was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fought the whole time , but underneath she was frantic for his love and approval . ’ |
| 2 | Knowing what they shared was enough for now , and she was content for him to pick his moment , take his time and let Celeste down gently . |
| 3 | She was thankful for the moonlight for , without it , she knew she would never have found her way to the cab rank . |
| 4 | She was thankful for that , because it gave her time to think carefully about the extraordinary situation which had so unexpectedly arisen . |
| 5 | She had to get her before she went through the gates and she was thankful for the bright moonlight . |
| 6 | She was thankful for that , because she did n't want to see Miguelito tonight . |
| 7 | She was early for work as usual because Dadda liked Stephen to be in soon after nine . |
| 8 | She was early for their rendezvous , but Rohan had still arrived before her , apparently , because the massive door was slightly open . |
| 9 | and , anyway she was poorly for days and this Rita had just come on , poorly for days |
| 10 | I gave her another bottle of Arg Nit LM1 with less alcohol in it and she had an excellent response for 10 days , then the pains returned so she stopped the remedy and she was well for two weeks . |
| 11 | He 'd lied about Tara , lied about Nicola Schreider … assured her she was n't his type then pursued her with consummate skill until his ego was satisfied that she was ripe for seduction … |
| 12 | The chief inspector disliked his arrogant manner , his jocularity at her expense , particularly when the only weapon she had was bluff and she was vulnerable for having pressed on with the case against Spittals ' opposition . |
| 13 | Although she was grateful for his tenderness , later on , in bed , she was also grateful that it was too early to resume sexual relations . |
| 14 | Liza , rather to her surprise , found she was grateful for her presence . |
| 15 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 16 | She was grateful for what she could get . |
| 17 | The phone rang , and she was grateful for the intrusion , leaving Michael deep in conversation with his travel-operator friend from New York who was organizing a big conference reservation . |
| 18 | The day was extremely hot with no breeze , and she was grateful for the air-conditioning . |
| 19 | She was grateful for the small privacy of her sunglasses . |
| 20 | It looked as if Luke 's pride had allowed him to draw a veil over last night 's final moments , and she was grateful for it . |
| 21 | He held her closely , not talking , and she was grateful for the silence so that she could just be . |
| 22 | For once in her life she was grateful for the surge of anger welling up inside her , glad to use it as a defence , even though in her heart she knew it was directed not at Dane but at herself . |
| 23 | I wonder the British do n't bath in it as well , thought Sally-Anne naughtily , but she was grateful for the extra cup , and for the sandwiches which Miss Mates brought in with it for them both . |
| 24 | She was grateful for the cool drink , however , and for the really tasty snack . |
| 25 | She was grateful for the air-conditioning , because she was quite well aware that her unruly emotions were going to make it difficult for her to sleep . |
| 26 | For the first time she was grateful for Matilda 's notorious temper , which made it impossible for the Empress to keep her voice down . |
| 27 | Ring Cathy and mentioned it , but she was grateful for having interest . |
| 28 | She was invaluable for remembering original routines , which she had learnt from old John Tiller himself . |
| 29 | She was married for three months to poor old Louis before he collapsed and died of exhaustion and Mary went home to marry the love of her life , Charles Brandon , Duke of Suffolk . |
| 30 | Once she was there it would require a tremendous effort of will to get her back to London — except that she could not leave Holly in charge for more than a day ; and except that she was avid for information about the murder inquiry ; and except that there were any number of good stories she wanted to pursue for the column and any amount of private gossip she wanted to hear . |