Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me . |
| 2 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 3 | In the meantime I tried to find a home for Poppy to go to when ( or if ) we eventually caught her . |
| 4 | If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible . |
| 5 | But on one pleasure note , I want to make a plug for the Making Out series . |
| 6 | Now I 've achieved the length , I want to have a perm for my wedding in two month 's time , only to find that due to the Henna , my hair wo n't take a perm . |
| 7 | No , I came to get a ticket for the literature festival but it was pouring down so I came to get out of the rain . |
| 8 | and I forgot to leave a note for him today and he 's left me another twenty eight pound . |
| 9 | ‘ I like to do a bit for charity now and then . ’ |
| 10 | At five to eight , the deadline , I decided to make a run for it , and was within sight of the doors when , without any warning at all , my stomach muscles suddenly began to roll up like a shop blind and I was violently and horribly sick . |
| 11 | After that , I decided to make a cut for each day . |
| 12 | I decided to rent a room for him in a house near ours , where I thought he would be safe for the moment . |
| 13 | ‘ But I managed to get a shilling for the horsehair chair , with the bed thrown in . ’ |
| 14 | IF I HAD to design a retreat for winter-weary travellers who want familiar hotels but in a different civilisation , I 'd invent Marrakech . |
| 15 | For my additional assessment I had to plan a facility for a chosen client group . |
| 16 | But if I had to choose a hunter for work in a particular type of country I should have a pretty good idea which would be the best animal to pick , though I might not be able to tell you how I went about it . ’ |
| 17 | And then he come in to us then and he says to me I 'm bleeding and I had to get a plaster for him and he |
| 18 | I had to make a life for myself … and thank God I did , even if Douglas appropriated all the things I left behind … pictures , papers and clothes … |
| 19 | EQ'ing helps , but I found that over-correction would affect the lead channel , which shares the same tone circuitry , so I had to accept a compromise for my crunch sound . |
| 20 | ‘ Someone had to make a stand for the egg producers , ’ Mother Catherine said . |
| 21 | I write to confirm a booking for a single room with facilities in the name of Chris Templeton for the nights of 6 and 7 June . |
| 22 | I need to do a CV for tomorrow and basically have n't a clue about structure or content . |
| 23 | To finish it off I need to build a cover for the 4′ filter tank — this will be constructed using half inch plywood coated with G4 pond sealant . |
| 24 | I have a , a you know , which was too full , too thick , too full , so I thought I , I open a bit and took it out , so I have to find a place for it . . |
| 25 | I ca n't wait around to try and engage him in further conversation because my bowels suddenly decide they want to wake up too , and I have to make a dash for the nearest bar and the toilets . |
| 26 | I wanted to leave a bit for next time , ’ he declared . |
| 27 | I wanted to get a cardigan for school the other day and |
| 28 | No , what I meant was I meant to buy it , I wanted to buy a refill for it , but I ended up not buying the right fibre tip pen for it |
| 29 | I wanted to make a career for myself outside Salzburg . |
| 30 | The legislature concluded that it was inconvenient for leases for the duration of the war to be void and therefore by the Validation of War-time Leases Act 1944 Parliament provided , by section 1(1) , that any agreement entered into before or after the passing of the Act which purported to grant a tenancy for the duration of the war : |