Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just think I ought to look for a useful job . |
| 2 | I tell myself I must prepare for the worst . |
| 3 | I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me . |
| 4 | But just in case Vecchi tied in with the five thousand reward Mr. Bonanza was posting , I did n't see why I should settle for the usual sawbuck . ’ |
| 5 | Er I might come for a little while . |
| 6 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 7 | I 'll vote for the right person wo n't I . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll go for a tied up cat . |
| 10 | ‘ No , I think I 'll go for a short walk along the seafront . |
| 11 | I 'll arrange for the best possible care . |
| 12 | I 'll settle for a good long engagement — to give you both time to be sure . ’ |
| 13 | But with all the injuries and the disruption to the team I 'll settle for the two League points . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Then I 'll settle for the eight brace and be thankful , ’ Maggie said , accepting defeat . |
| 15 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 16 | Otherwise I 'll pay for the fine for being on a yellow line . |
| 17 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 18 | sort of thinking , Ah this prayer is for the children , I 'll pray for the wonderful world that God 's created . |
| 19 | As Fielding led me back to our table I made a powerfully worded verbal pass at a salacious waitress , who appeared to be all for it but then came down with some deep sorrow in the kitchen , and when I burst through the double-doors to console her two men in sweat-grey T-shirts assured me there was nothing I could do for the poor child . |
| 20 | If you could find me a garret somewhere near you , where I could live for the next three months , I could finish it , and perhaps get it Published . |
| 21 | If I liked it , I could re-apply for the one-year programme , and if I did n't , I would only have wasted five months . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd settle for a Big Mac . |
| 23 | A shotgun would be ideal , though I 'd settle for a .22 rifle , but a crossbow will just have to do . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
| 25 | I 'd settle for an equal share . ’ |
| 26 | Even money , I 'd go for a nice simple runaway wife or daughter . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I 'd go for a quick swim before breakfast , ’ she told them , deeply grateful that there was no sign of Guido . |
| 28 | ‘ If love was crime , ’ said Alex , ‘ I 'd ask for a thousand similar offences to be taken into consideration . ’ |
| 29 | now I am retired and er yes last year I was feeling a bit decrepit , you know I used to go for a full wal walk round after lunch , after dinner , around where she lives and it 's much harder now . |
| 30 | I used to work for a certain er c er creamery there . |