Example sentences of "[prep] i for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 2 | They do n't pay me much , but I 'm looking about me for a good opportunity . |
| 3 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 4 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 5 | Attracted by my outcry , the thing was flopping towards me for a closer look . |
| 6 | I did the business with my camera , now there was plenty of light with the barn doors open , and was in the process of replacing the tarpaulin when the alarm bells went off and scared the hell out of me for the second time in five minutes . |
| 7 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 8 | ‘ I sent him ahead of me for the six-month quarantine , and the day he got out was one of the best days of my life . ’ |
| 9 | Yes , I was possessed , but happy to be so , if it allowed me to be with him , to feel him near me for a few hours every day . |
| 10 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
| 12 | Felipe sat with me for a long time . |
| 13 | You 've been with me for a whole week now and you might just as well have been a girl , or a boy without balls . |
| 14 | Dare I repeat a story I 've told before about a friend , an unscrupulous bloke , canvassing with me for a local election in Wandsworth ? |
| 15 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
| 16 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll take the little one home with me for a few days to give you a break . |
| 19 | Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ? |
| 20 | The kitchen window was still open and I climbed in after crushing another handful of lavender with the intention of taking it to bed with me for an invigorating sleep , if such a thing is possible . |
| 21 | The mail will probably take a couple of days longer to reach you from Sian , & no doubt we 'll be very busy when we get there , so forgive me if you do n't hear from me for a little while . |
| 22 | ‘ And do n't worry if you do n't hear from me for a few days . |
| 23 | So Kenny Parker took over from me for the second half . |
| 24 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 25 | It could also mean ‘ Will you talk to me for a few minutes , I feel sad . ’ |
| 26 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 27 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
| 28 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
| 29 | For the first time I had an opportunity of seeing Barbara at work in detailed negotiations , and whatever small credit attached to me for the major idea , the scale and ingenuity that she expended on the detail and in making it possible to arrive at a suitable settlement was beyond praise . |
| 30 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |