Example sentences of "[verb] for the [noun sg] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now dear , ’ said Mum ‘ Your brother asked for the salt and I suggest that it might be polite if you were to do what he asked . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ John goes for the foliage and I buy flowers ’ said Claudia , who likes bargains and does n't mind a few surprises . |
| 3 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |
| 4 | However , I must break that rule this morning and apologise for the fact that I have an extremely heavy cold , which will make the delivery of my speech a long process — and even longer for the House , which has to be detained in listening to it . |
| 5 | I apologise for the fact that I heard only about 40 minutes of the Minister of Agriculture 's speech . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not suppose , however , that you will be applying for the position so I shall wait for Alain to send a few people here for me to see . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , God help him , poor gentleman , ’ Kate laughed , pleased at male incompetence , ‘ he was only looking for the oven when I got in . |
| 8 | So instead of immediately looking for the weakness in a woman , I will look for the strength and I will discount the fact that she might have a great body or be simply beautiful . |
| 9 | Mr Beecham 's voice was stiff now as he replied , ‘ We have always acted for the house and I shall be happy to continue doing so . |
| 10 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 13 | I think your aunt can vouch for the fact that I was . ’ |
| 14 | I shall vote for the amendment and I hope and expect that my honourable friends will do likewise . ' |
| 15 | Erm so ultimately I mean I 've got to decide which company is best suited for the area that I want to go in . |
| 16 | Well they 're probably just asking you , asking for the answer that I just gave you . |
| 17 | I went for the day and I saw Christopher Reed superman . |
| 18 | Erm which is why I went for the downstairs cos I had a choice of either . |
| 19 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
| 20 | He just ca n't put it forward , so you have to get a book and do it yourself , and then I ask for the syllabus so I can make sure |
| 21 | I mean if I knew for the fact that I was gon na get this job at the hospital I 'd pay for it |
| 22 | I always looked for the kitemark when I was buying things . |
| 23 | I will be voting for the motion and I will be voting against the amendment . |
| 24 | He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’ |
| 25 | I reach for the dictionary when I want to know how I should use it . |
| 26 | And I find that my father , who was old too , at the time substituted for the father and I have an excellent relationship with my son ! |
| 27 | If I am happy with their quality , I will ask for the quantity that I want . |
| 28 | ‘ On the other hand , if you 've allowed yourself to be persuaded either by Lotta 's silver tongue or her golden purse to attempt to defraud me — then your best course of action now would be to make for the door before I remember that the blood of the ancient Vikings still runs in my veins ! ’ |
| 29 | Anyway that thought decided me to make for the bedroom but I was late starting and had only just reached the top of the stairs when he was half-way up with the big brown teapot held in his pelting position . |
| 30 | I was about to head for the lift when I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor . |