Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told the housekeeper that I would be staying for several days , and then went straight to my aunt 's room . |
| 2 | ‘ You did n't convince Burun to let me lead it by telling him that I would be looking for machines , ’ he said finally . |
| 3 | Probably five eight rather than cos yeah I erm okay see erm right right right erm , so the thing that I would be looking for , if I could find this , would be what 's doing the colouring and how , how does that work ? |
| 4 | 6 Later , in a more morbid vein , he confessed : " I suspected all along that there was little possibility that I would be forgiven for making known publicly that Stalin disgusted me , and that I could not stomach the Nazi-Soviet pact and the events in Finland . |
| 5 | It , it depends on , on your individual circu , if your sister has a baby for you , she 's unlikely to say that I would be recompensed for my loss of earnings . |
| 6 | He explained that first I must promise not to fight against Lilliput or hurt Lilliputians , and that I must be searched for weapons . |
| 7 | ‘ Even now you still believe your body to be so irresistible that I must be hungering for it ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But probably the chances are that I will be looking for some sort of change , ’ he added . |
| 9 | I warn again that I will be fighting for that , too . |
| 10 | ‘ People have suggested that I will be attacked for being homophobic for going into Hoover 's sex life in such detail , ’ Summers says . |
| 11 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 12 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 13 | " And I 'll be watching for you . " |
| 14 | Words uttered in haste often have a prophetic ring to them ; within a month Benjamin and I would be fighting for our lives on icy waters in Somerset . ) |
| 15 | ‘ Having said that , though , I am sure I 've got the ability to do something and I shall be aiming for a points finish at least . ’ |
| 16 | John MacLean , the Llanelli chairman and a national representative of the WRU , said : ‘ I 'm disappointed with the decision and I shall be asking for a detailed explanation of the management committee 's decision . ’ |
| 17 | London East TEC is obviously not getting everything that it would like , and the hon. Member for Newham , North-East and I will be pressing for more spending to cure the ills of unemployment in our area . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Monkou is a whinger and I will be waiting for him when Southampton come to Highbury . |
| 19 | It is as though the Prime Minister is trying to paint a canvas in the style of Georges Seurat , if I may be forgiven for referring to a continental artist . |
| 20 | Quite a large part of that excitement is due to you , to your designs , and , also , if I may be forgiven for mentioning something so personal , for the way you have helped and befriended Therese . |
| 21 | Thank you , I do n't know if I can be bothered for twenty five pounds , no I would if she asked me , but I do n't know if I 'll bother ringing up as well |
| 22 | but I shall be asking for one and we 'll see what personnel says . |