Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb base] for [art] [noun] " 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 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 3 | 11.01am : Pavement feels softer than usual , so I lie for a while before crawling to the ‘ Suck and Syphon ’ , Editor 's favourite pub . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Do you mind if I go for a swim ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And what if I call for the steward ? ’ |
| 8 | Because I work for a Water Authority which is active in the farming of coarse fish , I have access to some interesting books . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | because I look for the men , now I 'm just joking |
| 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 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | And I 'll bring up your bottle when I come for the tray . ’ |
| 16 | When I go for a night session I make sure to arrive well before darkness , usually around 7.30 p.m. or 8 p.m. in summer , when dusk does not fall until 10 p.m. or so . |
| 17 | when I pay for a paper I want it to be complete , so I want that piece and I want that , that piece . |
| 18 | Well you 're going to have to because when I pay for a paper , I want it to be complete , so I want that piece and I want th that piece , no wait a minute , where is it ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But sometimes I get cut up by another vehicle as I go for a space — and it 's always a man . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Okay well we 're waiting as far as I know for the money to come |
| 24 | As I head for the exit , Bob shouts back : ‘ How do you look in school uniform ? ’ and we both laugh . |
| 25 | What am I wearing as I pine for the future , |