Example sentences of "[noun pl] she [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pictures she shot for the cinema were negligible compared to the pictures she shot for pure publicity . |
| 2 | The pictures she shot for the cinema were negligible compared to the pictures she shot for pure publicity . |
| 3 | She stepped out herself then , hoping to get nearer ; she would like to see what he was doing to her , for she had no clear idea , in spite of the expert descriptions she provided for Cati in their vigils . |
| 4 | As he pushed away the empty plates she waited for him to make some comment about the meal . |
| 5 | He and the princess still talk about the spaghetti suppers she cooked for him at her flat in Earl 's Court . |
| 6 | Adam had viewed with near-incredulity his mother 's preparations in the past for going on holiday , the way everything in the house seemed to get washed , the way she and his father wore their worst clothes for days beforehand because the best ones were packed , the phone calls she made , the notes she left for tradesmen . |
| 7 | The illustrations she produced for the book were based on copies of old master paintings . |
| 8 | The illustrations she produced for the book were based on copies of old master paintings . |
| 9 | Among other pursuits she served for many years as a Stewardess with the Donaldson Line which took her all over the world . |
| 10 | The dimples she kept for emergencies suddenly appeared in Felicity 's cheeks . |
| 11 | She brought her haul of county match appearances up to 99 , while the number of times she played for her club — she was playing for Ganton up until a few months before her death — must have constituted a record . |
| 12 | Then I paid the woman the five shillings she asked for her hospitality and went on my way . |
| 13 | Bad days she reached for the neck of the nearest bottle , never quite drunk , never quite sober , maundering on to Francis about the impossibility of love . |
| 14 | At the end of two years she applied for jobs with various banks and when I met her she had just been accepted as a trainee accounting technician . |
| 15 | Even were he able to persuade her to marry him , somehow he could not envisage her being content to live on a ranch among a whole lot of strangers and without the luxuries she took for granted . |
| 16 | It crossed Harry 's mind that on the kind of salary he received — even if he was lucky enough to be paid as well by an English employer as he was by Wendell Harvey — Madeleine would not be able to afford designer dresses , or any other of those expensive luxuries she took for granted . |
| 17 | With her literary earnings she paid for the education of a young sister , who became her amanuensis and moved to Edinburgh with her in 1847 . |
| 18 | Svend thanked her warmly and talked about next year ; she would see the exhibit then , and he would welcome any suggestions she had for its display . |
| 19 | As she passed him to put away the files she hesitated for a moment , and instantly his hand shot out to take hers in a crushing grip . |
| 20 | She pegged it on to his blue jersey with the tiny plastic clothes-pins she used for hanging up her dripping stockings in the bathroom to dry overnight . |
| 21 | She returned to the bedroom , slipped on pants and bra , then the overalls she wore for the factory . |
| 22 | And when she wore heels she was frequently taller than the men she worked for — a situation which , to her amusement and relief , they seemed to find slightly intimidating . |
| 23 | Mary had been brought up with her story which , for many in the valley — except her own generation , increasingly unable to visit her on the heights she chose for her seclusion — had gone cold long ago . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose I could , ’ said Julia , thinking of the children she longed for , ‘ if there was something equally important I had to do . |
| 25 | Claims she asked for it . ’ |
| 26 | We feel Betty Willis may well be a record-breaker with the super-size socks she made for her super-size son-in-law whose super-loud voice gave him fifth place ( out of 100 contestants ) in the 1991 world championships for Town Criers . |
| 27 | She might not have been able to put into words the high hopes she held for her daughter but her actions spoke volumes . |
| 28 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 29 | Even Denise had aged a little , got heavy and puffy in her thirties , from the big cooked dinners she made for hungry Keith . |