Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] i for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 2 | Is there anyone who would act as a referee or recommend me for the job ? |
| 3 | I forget what it was that distracted me for a moment , but as I delayed , the water bounced the boat up and down and then straight against the quay , with my finger in between . |
| 4 | Animals rarely surprise me but there was something about the buck , once I noticed it sitting there , that froze me for a second . |
| 5 | They will understand me too quickly ; they will turn my own generosity against me and despise me for the lovers I took ; and they will cast me as the woman who briefly threatened to interfere with the writing of the books which they have enjoyed reading . |
| 6 | If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating . |
| 7 | And er anyway he come and ask me for a dance he did he goes , I 'm not much of dancer we did that one you know , what they call it ? |
| 8 | When you 've read it come and ask me for the disk and I 'll lend it to you . |
| 9 | Claris looks out from under her limp-brimmed woollen hat and asks me for an orange with a charming broken-toothed smile . |
| 10 | ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Would you be so kind as to excuse me for a moment ? |