Example sentences of "she [verb] was for " in BNC.

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1 Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place !
2 Until she 'd made up her mind one way or the other , the last thing she needed was for rumours of an imminent retirement from music to start circulating .
3 The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her .
4 The last thing she wanted was for Tom to take her under his wing , to regard her in some sense as his find and his property , but that was what was happening .
5 All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him .
6 The last thing she wanted was for the local press to find out that she had a personal interest in finding Angy 's killer .
7 Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close .
8 In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands .
9 The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her .
10 Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go .
11 Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over .
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