Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down the street opposite , Spring Avenue , and towards the car park , where I head for a silver Ford Granada , so that I can pause and hide a mo , to see how the pursuit is going . |
| 2 | Her hair was fair , so that I thought for a moment of the other woman I had met recently , Elizabeth Lavenza . |
| 3 | First , I believe that I speak for a number of my hon. Friends when I say that we want the Bill to reach the statute book , come what may , in view of the approaching general election , and I hope that it will be given a fair wind . |
| 4 | It 's also the fact that I know for a fact , I know for a fact that she 's very frightened of his temper when it happens . |
| 5 | He then said that he now had confirmation from the police and that I qualified for a transfer and would receive an offer for Govan ( where my dad is ) within a week . |
| 6 | Realizing what they represented , he added quickly , ‘ Not that I think for a moment that you … though , of course , ’ he floundered ever deeper , ‘ naturally , a man like , you , presentable and so forth , you probably have several … ’ |
| 7 | They 'd have registered the fact that I work for an advertising agency , and marked me accordingly : ‘ I do think essentially he 's a popular artist , do n't you ? ’ |
| 8 | I bought all that I needed for a laboratory , and sent everything to Scotland . |
| 9 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 10 | To make this even more ridiculous , I decided to select the most unlikely container I could think of , so I opted for a supermarket plastic carrier bag . |
| 11 | I was awake early , so I went for a swim . |
| 12 | Not a wink all night did I get , so I went for a breath of air . ’ |
| 13 | There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure . |
| 14 | Also I 'd had feedback from the moss chart that children enjoyed scouring the poster for tiny details , so I looked for a solution that would allow as many items as possible to be painted the same size . |
| 15 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
| 16 | 11.01am : Pavement feels softer than usual , so I lie for a while before crawling to the ‘ Suck and Syphon ’ , Editor 's favourite pub . |
| 17 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 18 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 19 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 20 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
| 21 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 22 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 23 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 24 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 25 | And I rung for an ambulance and it came and we took her up and sat with her , and they kept her in for four days . |
| 26 | ‘ But there were some problem areas , and I went for a swim to get it out of my system . ’ |
| 27 | The following morning , the scout picked me up and I went for a trial . |
| 28 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 29 | It was pleasant out of doors and I went for a walk , down by the station , along the Wharf and across the promenade . ’ |
| 30 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |