Example sentences of "she [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | here at the weaving , oh and she 's huge , and oh she goes for the men , |
| 2 | She goes for the bold approach , transforming whole walls and courtyards with bright murals , herb mazes , whacky garden furniture . |
| 3 | She goes for the ones who erm think she , they can protect her , but when it comes to the crunch she 'd have to be the one that protects them . |
| 4 | She experienced for the first time the frightening inhospitality of city streets . |
| 5 | Lili , needless to remark , is unhappy : when she is in the heat of the Nile she longs for the mists of England , and vice versa . |
| 6 | She longs for the anguished desolation of a late capitalism that has n't quite worked as her generation dreamed . |
| 7 | She signs for the parcel . |
| 8 | Her confidence and conviction that she was somebody special served her well when she applied for the UN job . |
| 9 | The next year she applied for the nursing course . |
| 10 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 11 | Mr Piggott found himself quite dazzled by the warmth of her smile as she made for the door , and was unable to speak . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
| 13 | The roars and cheers of the crowd covered any sound she made and , like a wraith , she made for the stairs , sweating even in the bleak February cold at the thought of who she might meet in the unknown upstairs . |
| 14 | Slamming her feet down angrily , she made for the mailbags . |
| 15 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
| 16 | She made for the fires and the sudden yellow flashes that lit up the central complex of buildings . |
| 17 | The old woman lay in her hammock , sleeping ; it was a time when she had taken a heavy dose , and he was able to lead Ariel out and let her walk before him , now and then turning to make sure he was not about to do something to her , put a halter on her or hit her , and she made for the fence and pointed over it and asked him with her hands and eyes if she could go there , beyond the stockade , into the receding forest , where the bromeliads pushed out their stiff blades , and the monkeys nibbled at mango fruits and threw them down when they were unripe with tiny rows of toothmarks like some sharp-fanged fairy child 's , where the birds of many colours screeched . |
| 18 | She made for the stand where her umbrella was kept . |
| 19 | So she made for the orchard first . |
| 20 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
| 21 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 22 | Clutching her stick as if it were an offensive weapon , she made for the door . |
| 23 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 24 | She made for the wood . |
| 25 | She made for the new extension , hoping she had imagined that speculative look in her young assistant 's eye , and feeling that she 'd better let him think the Palmer & Pearson file had dropped on her desk while he was absent on Friday . |
| 26 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She fought for the working class she fought for education she fought for everything to benefit the community she was a wonderful person ! |
| 29 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
| 30 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |