Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following year , in May , I sneaked off to audition for Tiller without my mother 's knowledge . |
| 2 | I set off to look for Nigel — quite a long way down , as the staircases did n't connect and one had to walk the complete length of the first-floor gallery before descending the second . |
| 3 | When I left Nellie I hung about waiting for Dad 's protection but he did n't appear . |
| 4 | But I went on grubbing for wood . |
| 5 | ‘ I went in to look for adventure , but I found love , ’ Dorian told Lord Henry . |
| 6 | You remember I said I went off looking for Nicola ? ’ |
| 7 | I was interested in the waves of immigration into Britain both pre-historically and later , and I kept on looking for proposals which would represent this both in multi-cultural and archaeological terms . |
| 8 | He went on : ‘ I could get more money if I gave up performing for master classes but I do n't continue working for the money . |
| 9 | I knew I should go back to the stockade now , but an idea came to me and I sat down to wait for darkness . |