Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she was away for those ten days I mean certain things just could n't be done because no-one knew |
| 2 | Even when he knew she was speaking the truth about Dana he would continue to think she was out for all she could get , and she had only herself to blame . |
| 3 | The lines could , of course , be read as reflecting on Alison : " she was there for any man " . |
| 4 | When eventually she left the sitting-room to go to bed , she pattered into the hall , knowing in advance that she was in for another wretched night of it . |
| 5 | She saw his glance go over her , ending at the tips of her sensible shoes , and wondered if she was in for some punishing ten-mile hike . |