Example sentences of "[prep] i for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | So Kenny Parker took over from me for the second half . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time . |
| 8 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 9 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 10 | He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay . |
| 11 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 12 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 13 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 14 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 15 | He nodded and he looked at me for the first time . |
| 16 | He looks at me for the first time . |