Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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1 | I gazed at them for a while and then buried my head in my hands . |
2 | I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured . |
3 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
4 | ‘ Mr Pinkhammer , ’ he said , ‘ can I speak with you for a minute ? |
5 | May I speak to you for a moment ? ’ he asked in a lower tone . |
6 | I look at it for a moment , tracing out my journey from Westminster . |
7 | Aye have a look , while you 're doing that I 'll have a look at what bits and pieces see if I talk to you for a minute about these |
8 | you , er , it had happened because I had been , I had had a lot of training and a lot of swindles and thing , I was able to talked to him and I talked to him for an hour and a half er , I was curious for one thing to find out why he was , he , he was breaking into people 's houses , so that the fact that he was doing it for , to , to get money for drugs |
9 | I looked at it for a long time until Marie Claire 's kitchen began to form itself around the pots . |
10 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
11 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
12 | I thought about it for a moment . |
13 | I thought about it for a while and then telephoned him to say that I could suggest a pretty easy solution , and indicated to him what it was . |
14 | I thought about it for a moment . |
15 | Marcus patted his lap and I went to him for a stroke . |
16 | I think about it for a bit . |
17 | I think about it for a bit . |
18 | I think about it for a bit , then I ask her if I can afford some sandwiches . |
19 | I think about it for a bit , then I get up and go over to the shops . |
20 | I think about it for a bit , then I go in . |
21 | I think about it for a moment . |
22 | I waited for him for an hour , outside his half-built apartment building . |
23 | Matilda said , ‘ Please may I talk to you for a moment ? ’ |
24 | No it 's er I 'm taping all my conversations I have with everybody for a week . |
25 | ‘ I have an old friend who works for a publisher in New York and I stayed with her for a couple of weeks while I found a job . |
26 | I beg you to allow me to speak to her for a few moments , and , if you would be so kind , also to yourself . |