Example sentences of "[adj] she [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 2 | I remember one subject that required that she lay flat on the ground , and this she did for hours on end while I drew her . |
| 3 | Accepted by the Foreign Mission Board as a teacher in Duke Town , Calabar , in August 1876 she sailed for West Africa , never before having left Scotland . |
| 4 | She also heard some hot gospel music — and liked it so much she asked for more . |
| 5 | Demelza , whose mother is her only relative , wanted a gran so much she advertised for one in a Jobcentre . |
| 6 | Apart from the cat she was going to spay , no other clients came in , but there was a telephone call from someone who wanted to know how much she charged for a booster injection . |
| 7 | The Pytchley , under Mr. George Payne , gave her two brushes — and three rousing cheers , for she enjoyed the first day 's hunting with them so much she stayed for a second . |
| 8 | Xanthe for her part considered her image beside the young woman she 'd been brought up with , and thought how sorry she felt for her . |
| 9 | As soon as Ellie was seated , she began to rib her gently about her life in England , about how sorry she felt for her living in such a confusing place ; regaled her with insights on the local population , and the arrangements being made for the wedding , which was to be held here in the Hall . |
| 10 | However , when he later became drowsy she telephoned for an ambulance to take him to hospital . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm glad she waited for the wedding to be over , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in Theda 's ear , as she joined her by the French windows that had been opened to the terrace outside . |
| 12 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 13 | All she could think of was home , her brothers and her father ; all she longed for was to be back among them , back among the mountains and bays and cliffs that she loved — back in Ballingolin , back in Corcaguiney , back in Ireland . |
| 14 | She hated Mrs Ramsay and all she stood for . |
| 15 | I was very proud of those she made for outdoor wear , perhaps because they were different ; they were generally made from offcuts of the various dress lengths being made up into ladies ' costumes . |
| 16 | Their twisted cunning movements were vividly contrasted with those she created for Elihu , the personification of Youth and Truth . |
| 17 | From 1915 to 1922 she was chairman of the Women 's International League for Peace , which aimed to harness feminism to the peace movement ; and throughout World War I she campaigned for a negotiated peace and the establishment of an international peace-keeping organization . |
| 18 | In 1987 she advertised for ‘ guinea pigs ’ to try out the three-week diet and fill in questionnaires . |
| 19 | In the early 1920s she campaigned for widows ' pensions . |
| 20 | After a moment or two she reached for the telephone and contacted the police . |
| 21 | She will be paid £4.5 million for the follow-up , compared with the £1.5 million she got for her first Disney singing-nun movie . |
| 22 | As she began to feel faint she reached for his smouldering cloak , the short red cloak he had taken from the raider . |
| 23 | Next she looked for her bag , and found it on a long low table . |