Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know that I care for the idea . |
| 2 | I tend not to read long interviews with top celebs , as much to avoid discovering that they are dickheads as anything else , so I look for the news , gossip and reviews . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've nothing to add except to say that I 'm surprised no one 's tried to squeeze more out of me since and I apologize for the fact that there 's only one chair here so I ca n't ask you to sit down . ’ |
| 4 | Chair , if I could move on then to the budget proper , and I apologize for the numbering . |
| 5 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 6 | As an entertainer I run in bright colours and I run for the public . |
| 7 | ‘ And what if I call for the steward ? ’ |
| 8 | So they are probably very useful erm toys , educational toys , to have in the home , but I think for the child to get the maximum from them they do he often does require an adult with him . |
| 9 | So they are probably very useful erm toys , educational toys , to have in the home , but I think for the child to get the maximum from them they do he often does require an adult with him . |
| 10 | I was so disappointed to find out that , because I work for the company , I could not send off for three free tea towels and a £1 gift voucher being offered as part of a Hovis and JS combined promotion . |
| 11 | Department managers , new checkouts , do all the bits and pieces on , and wanted me to do , while I wait for the shift to come in , and they start at seven . |
| 12 | I might eat a bread roll without the butter while I wait for the meal to arrive , and slimline or diet drinks act as a wonderful filler . |
| 13 | ‘ I have to walk to the bus stop , and when I wait for the bus there 's some of them slag me off and they push you about . |
| 14 | And I 'll bring up your bottle when I come for the tray . ’ |
| 15 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 16 | Now , in these quiet moments as I wait for the world about to awake , I find myself going over in my mind again passages from Miss Kenton 's letter . |
| 17 | I take advantage of the silence as I wait for the punch-line to review the facts and fictions of the short story of Dudley Moore 's life . |
| 18 | Okay well we 're waiting as far as I know for the money to come |
| 19 | As I head for the exit , Bob shouts back : ‘ How do you look in school uniform ? ’ and we both laugh . |
| 20 | What am I wearing as I pine for the future , |