Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | After downloading the umpteenth version of one program , loading and reloading assembling and EEPROMming software , I chanced to query the need for using the EEPROM programmer . |
| 2 | ‘ I agreed to do the job for five years but I feel that it is taking up too much of my time , ’ he declared . |
| 3 | I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me . |
| 4 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 5 | I tried to get the book for my sister-in-law for her birthday but most places were sold out . |
| 6 | At the age of twelve , I tried to get an audition for a place in the Suffolk Junior Strings , but the man who was organising it , said : ‘ had you played the viola , you would have got in . ’ |
| 7 | no that was the one I tried to buy the refill for which was a fibre tip |
| 8 | In the meantime I tried to find a home for Poppy to go to when ( or if ) we eventually caught her . |
| 9 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |
| 10 | If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible . |
| 11 | But on one pleasure note , I want to make a plug for the Making Out series . |
| 12 | Now I 've achieved the length , I want to have a perm for my wedding in two month 's time , only to find that due to the Henna , my hair wo n't take a perm . |
| 13 | I seemed to have no value for him and it began to feel like a kind of death . |
| 14 | There were no A-levels or 0-levels and although I once got a hearty handshake for my English book from a kindly Mr. Pickering at Abbeydale School , I seemed to get the cane for almost everything else . |
| 15 | No , I came to get a ticket for the literature festival but it was pouring down so I came to get out of the rain . |
| 16 | and I forgot to leave a note for him today and he 's left me another twenty eight pound . |
| 17 | No way am I going to get an A for English literature |
| 18 | But as soon as I had the door shut I began to ransack the flat for the sheet music I keep for special occasions such as Christmas , bar mitzvahs , weddings and so on . |
| 19 | ‘ I like to do a bit for charity now and then . ’ |
| 20 | I like to explain the need for unity in terms of a heavy sack which has to he lifted . |
| 21 | After grinning broadly , Mr Kinnock replied : ‘ I continue to believe the place for the Elgin Marbles is in the Parthenon . ’ |
| 22 | She has just this last year to go and er we hope for her sake everything goes well for her because she 's brilliant , and as you see I have to fly the flag for her because she 's |
| 23 | I decided to use the icon for launching 1-2-3 for Windows since 123 suggests counting . |
| 24 | At five to eight , the deadline , I decided to make a run for it , and was within sight of the doors when , without any warning at all , my stomach muscles suddenly began to roll up like a shop blind and I was violently and horribly sick . |
| 25 | After that , I decided to make a cut for each day . |
| 26 | I decided to rent a room for him in a house near ours , where I thought he would be safe for the moment . |
| 27 | ‘ I needed to check the facts for myself — and have done so . |
| 28 | That afternoon I meant to search the Bible for information , though I knew little of it . |
| 29 | ‘ But I managed to get a shilling for the horsehair chair , with the bed thrown in . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ However , the good news is that I managed to find the switch for the air-conditioning . |