Example sentences of "for she [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mouth tight , she hurried into the cottage and slammed the door , but that one brief glance had been more than enough for her to take in the fact that he 'd removed his shirt as though quite impervious to the chill wind that made everyone else shiver , and was digging over the colonel 's vegetable patch with an economy of movement that she might have admired if it had been anyone else but him . |
| 2 | She had forgotten that he was off duty until her vision cleared sufficiently for her to take in the fact that he was wearing a dark suit , the jacket unfastened to reveal a white shirt . |
| 3 | She suffered one paroxysm of doubt , the first and the last , and a matter of shame to her as often as she remembered it after , when the hour of noon came and passed , and no one sent for her to go into the town and fetch her father to the audience ; and when she ventured to enquire , she was told that one of his Grace 's clerks had already gone to summon Master Parry , and she need not concern herself in the matter . |
| 4 | ‘ For this same reason once she had caught up with her husband ( and been sent quickly home as being very undutiful and immoral travelling about alone and not remaining in her place at home against his return ) it would have been inconceivable for her to go to the police . |
| 5 | The traffic was too heavy for her to go to the driver 's side and she stormed along the pavement to the offending car and opened the passenger door . |
| 6 | And then , the next job was to make a a a crate for her to go on the railway do you see . |
| 7 | Murphy , at the foot of the steps , waited for her to return to the carriage . |
| 8 | She was not gross in any disgusting way , though she had to sit down carefully , for it was a tight fit for her to squeeze into the chair with its wooden arms . |
| 9 | Judge Hoffman granted an interim order at Leeds County Court in July for her to live with the foster parents . |
| 10 | No town was too small , no theatre or hall to humble for her to dance for the people . |
| 11 | Well perhaps there was n't room for her sit in the back ! |
| 12 | They agreed that John should let Margaret know that any intervention by her in the debate on immigration would be considered ‘ unhelpful ’ , and should extend an invitation for her to sit on the platform on the Friday afternoon for the Leader 's speech , sitting as far away from Ted Heath as it was humanly possible . |
| 13 | Now that Hilary was three years old , Stephen had made it clear to his own mother that the necessity for her to remain at the Manor was past . |
| 14 | He held his hand out in a gesture for her to come into the house but in that second she knew she never could . |
| 15 | The German was too heavy for her to drag down the steps , so she reluctantly decided to push him off the catwalk . |
| 16 | But strong support for her persisted in the party outside Parliament . |
| 17 | She squeezed Julie 's hand and motioned for her to follow down the stairs that led to the ground floor . |
| 18 | But before Lucy could answer Doreen leaned forward and lied in a sweet voice , ‘ I told Miss Telford that you 'd said for her to get into the bus . |
| 19 | Lucy knew that the time had come for her to admit to the reason for her visit . |
| 20 | There was n't room for her to stay in the flat with the three other girls so they decided that Katrine should stay in Piazza Pitti in Debbie 's flat . |
| 21 | Her soft hands were so unaccustomed to such hard work that it became — temporarily , Miss Mates said , until they hardened — difficult for her to help with the fine sewing , and the darning and repairing needed in the little house . |
| 22 | She had a point ; the sports clothes were in the first part of the programme — there should be time for her to change into the wedding dress for the finale . |