Example sentences of "[coord] she [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The week 's work was done and she waited for another hard week to start in this ugly , holiday dress . |
| 2 | He lived his separate life and she waited for him to falter and slip back into alcohol . |
| 3 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 4 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 5 | His mouth began to nuzzle her face , and she waited for him to declare himself . |
| 6 | Her heart began to beat a little quicker and she waited for him to go on . |
| 7 | But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people . |
| 8 | His sister " face was pinched , her eyes large and dark against the paleness of her skin , and she looked for all the world like some sort of trapped animal . |
| 9 | And she looked for a way out , though she knew there was none . |
| 10 | Suddenly she was ravenous , and she knew for sure that the cupboard held only labour-intensive proper food . |
| 11 | Suddenly the cold around her began to burn , as an unknown and unsuspected rage lapped its edges and she felt for Tommaso sudden furious rancour.Contempt joined that rage too in turn , as she thought of his condition , the future of a conscript , the birth of a Post Office clerk 's son , who was in any case a stranger in the south , with God knows what dangerous notions in his head . |
| 12 | Rosemary had been to Venice and seen the original bridge , and she enthused for a long time on the beauties of that city and how much she would like to go there again after the war was over . |
| 13 | In June 1813 she was back at Temple Place , and she arranged for the auctioning of the contents of her Bond Street house . |
| 14 | This alerted Eva , and she arranged for them all to go out for supper . |
| 15 | For instance , when Paris designated the wanton APHRODITE as the most beautiful of the goddesses , Hera 's morals were affronted and she arranged for the Trojan Wars to occur as just recrimination for the slight . |
| 16 | When Mrs Reynolds came to visit her husband , the staff nurse spent some time with them both explaining what they should expect immediately after the operation and she arranged for Mrs Reynolds to telephone the ward the following afternoon . |
| 17 | The incident delayed the Wardair Airbus on its flight to Toronto by three hours 11 minutes and she asked for compensation of more than £1,500 . |
| 18 | A Royal source said : ‘ There was a gap in her diary and she asked for it to be filled . |
| 19 | ‘ And she asked for Tutilo ? ’ |
| 20 | And she asked for their support over a difficult period . |
| 21 | Apparently Miss Duncan is having some kind of attack , and she asked for Niall . ’ |
| 22 | His words hurt her and she reached for her wine and dropped her gaze to the ruby-red liquid . |
| 23 | Marianne is 33 and she married for the third time two years ago . |
| 24 | and she was arched over like this , yeah , and they were getting off and she went for his belt yeah and she was gon na undo his belt and Jules went Laura Laura not now , you know , just do n't undo my belt . |
| 25 | Well , there was n't much Maureen could do about this injury , but the wound did heal up nicely and she cared for the bird for over a year . |
| 26 | He might even take against her and she cared for him . |
| 27 | and she sent for one of your , you know , help you with your |
| 28 | Anne had already trimmed down to a reasonable weight with the help of Weight Watchers , and she pleaded for new ideas to strengthen her resolve . |
| 29 | Her ribcage seemed too small and she panted for air . |
| 30 | Ten feet in the other direction a staircase rose directly up by the side of the end wall and she made for this . |