Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In fact , I 'm so excited about everything , I think I only slept for a couple of hours . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I only came for a glass of water . |
| 3 | ‘ I just went for a walk . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I just went for a camera and when I opened the bag I could n't believe what was inside . |
| 5 | My only desire was to keep these hideous creatures at bay whilst I desperately looked for a gap in the ring of steel surrounding me . |
| 6 | I was nearly in love , I was proposed to a couple of times ; on the other hand , I once went for a year without men , without sex — both seemed too much trouble . |
| 7 | I once went for a job as a fisherman . |
| 8 | I also arranged for a van to take the body to the mortuary . |
| 9 | ‘ I really came for a word with Miss Passmore , but if she does n't mind you hearing what I have to say … ’ |
| 10 | I almost forgot for a moment that I 'm married . ’ |
| 11 | If a guy I mean I 've worked for farmers I I actually worked for a farmer once from seven o'clock in the morning till nine o'clock at night for five quid . |
| 12 | I therefore went for a term to a crammer , secured the necessary credit and was accepted by Magdalen College . |
| 13 | I even got to the point where I was an approved parliamentary candidate , but I never applied for a seat so I ca n't say I was ever rejected ! ’ |
| 14 | I never thought for a minute we 'd come off that green with a shot in hand ; maybe one shot behind , never in front . |
| 15 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 16 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 17 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 18 | A news item in 1988 concerning a 590cm. ( approximately 19ft. ) long pilot whale washed up at Talland Bay recalls other sea mammals washed up on our coastline , one of which apparently qualified for a church burial . |
| 19 | As I look back to my inner training in prayer , I see an early stage when it consisted of asking God 's blessing on myself and those I loved , then through a stage of mental meditation , and finally a merging into contemplation , which did not need words , but a silent awareness of the presence of God , which sometimes continued for a quarter of an hour or more . |
| 20 | But her consultant was n't too keen on the idea and she eventually settled for a domino birth . |
| 21 | And , since you asked , she once went for a policeman with her stilettoes as he tried to bundle a black man into a car outside a dance hall on the bottom of the Tottenham Court Road ( derogatory remarks in that department were still more likely to earn a black eye than a black look in The Bar ) . |
| 22 | These latter are classified in a residual category called labourers , which included coolies , carters and service workers , such as blacksmiths and washermen , who usually worked for a fee or wage . |
| 23 | They included the former Communist , Alfred Sherman ( whom she later recommended for a knighthood ) ; Paul Johnson , one-time editor of the New Statesman ; and her close friend the former Labour MP and News of the World columnist , Woodrow Wyatt . |
| 24 | She also asked for a notice saying ‘ Please close the gate ’ . |
| 25 | Tory councillor Peter Jones , who originally called for a ban , said : ‘ I will not be going to see it . |
| 26 | In time , he was welcomed back to the Salvation Army , who even arranged for a star bearing his name to be laid on Hollywood Boulevard alongside those of the great movie stars . |
| 27 | Visitors Centre assistant information officer got in on the act when she bravely volunteered for a Harris Hawk to land on her arm . |
| 28 | In 1987 another sceptic , John Biffen , Leader of the House , and one who publicly called for a consolidation rather than extension of existing policies , was dismissed . |
| 29 | Dear old Martha had much of the milk of human kindness about her ; she had pensioners who shared with her such things as she had : one was a lame robin redbreast , who came and sat on a bush opposite the door till he was fed ; another was a pigeon whose cot was quite a mile away : she too looked for a meal on every visit , and after gathering her crop-full , would wing her flight over the fields and houses home to her cot . |
| 30 | We deliberately went for a position of responsibility and moderation in this argument , where if I may say so , some other people have n't put the same constraints on themselves . |