Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] i [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They had some panelling I wanted for a boat I did up , and some antique bathroom fittings . |
| 2 | The unusual job I have for a few weeks is to collect unpublished or limited circulation material for whizzkid computer boffins in Oxford to tag and analyse on computers . |
| 3 | All week I prayed for a miracle , but it was not to be |
| 4 | It 's got a lot of history , partly to do with its railway background and ’ When I was a girl ’ was set in that world ; red brick , terraced housing and it 's really unique in that sense I think for a town in the south of England . |
| 5 | At one school I attended for a short while , very much for ‘ young ladies ’ , the headmistress descended unexpectedly on a class , with a visitor , and found it in uproar . |
| 6 | Waking bright and early the next morning I reached for a copy of Delicacy as the most economical means of establishing whether I was still alive . |
| 7 | The last time I went for a smear and a blood pressure check and various things sh I , I said are you doing cholesterol checks ? |