Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She realised that for George and Elizabeth to take such a firm line , Sarah must have made more of a nuisance of herself to George than she herself had noticed . |
| 2 | I remember in my young days — ’ She stopped and for a moment they sat quietly , both thinking of past Christmases when their parents and grandparents had been alive . |
| 3 | She knew that for some reason it was important for Jasper to have it from her . |
| 4 | I do not think I can bear this , thought Grainne , but even as the thought was framed , she knew that for someone it had had to be borne , there had been no escaping it , this bottomless dark pit , this vast endless night sea … |
| 5 | When her husband began to sing a little , snapping his fingers in rhythm , she smiled and for a moment looked like a young girl again ; but the barman came immediately and reminded them that singing was not permitted . |
| 6 | She bought that for me , Marie did , and now I 've gone and lost it . |
| 7 | She said that for mothers struggling to bring up children , smoking was seen as a way of surviving . |
| 8 | make sure I see her this week , so she said oh she said Penny is a good girl she said er there was Penny and Margaret working at G P P and she said they were both doing test but she said come the end of day they only wanted one she said and for that , so she said Penny stood back and let Margaret stay to keep her job |
| 9 | She suspected that for her to cook was a debasement of proper status , perhaps embarrassing for the kitchen maid , at her elbow for lowly tasks , or , more particularly , for Silly-Willie who waited at the stairhead to escort her safely down . |
| 10 | The sun trickled around the blinds in Kate 's bedroom , falling in narrow shafts over the poppies on the wallpaper and on the orange-painted dressing-table It was warm in the room when she awoke and for some seconds she was aware of pleasurable anticipation , before the revelations of the day before came flooding in on her . |