Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least let me stay here for a while until I get my head clear . ’ |
| 2 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
| 3 | After mentioning some of the New Age practices and beliefs , I asked again for a show of hands from those who knew friends and neighbours who were involved . |
| 4 | I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door . |
| 5 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 6 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 7 | I sit there for a bit longer , till I finish my coffee , then I decide to go out and have a look round the station . |
| 8 | ‘ May I stay here for a pot of tea ? ’ |
| 9 | I hated being on social security and I tried everywhere for a job . |
| 10 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 11 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
| 12 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 13 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 14 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 16 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 17 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 18 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 19 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 20 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 21 | With the rod in my right hand and the line between butt-ring and reel looped over the middle finger of my left hand I wait impatiently for a bite . |
| 22 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 23 | I watch intently for a half-hour , seeing how often the chub move out of the darkness and into the light , and that the time spent there is more or less the same on each occasion . |
| 24 | I Tried to get some cleaning help but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 25 | ‘ At that time I tried to get some cleaning help , but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 26 | I going round for a collection too . |
| 27 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 28 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 29 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 30 | I stand there for a second , before stepping back . |