Example sentences of "i [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 2 | However , once we start to distort the operation of open justice and the consideration of the matters , we may very well , through the operation of rumour and all its insidious effects that are so damaging in libel cases — the only justification that I know for the high damages granted in such cases — inflict more damage on justice than we realise . |
| 3 | I suppose for the early settlers the smaller tarns such as those on Widdale , Baugh Fell and Whernside looked like tears on the face of the fell . |
| 4 | ‘ I grieve for the white bodies |
| 5 | I looked for the black boots . |
| 6 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 7 | I looked for the knitted garments that I used to help her with but they must have all been sold . |
| 8 | I suppose I go for the dangerous types — the ones who look almost but not quite entirely wholesome . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought I went for the Amazonian types , ’ he commented , ladling some of the food on to his plate warily . |
| 10 | I poured him a glass of the special malt which I kept for the rare occasions of celebration or consolation in my life . |
| 11 | those there , cos those are the ones I had for the European elections |
| 12 | I longed for the sweet delights of eternity , and I gave my soul over to love Christ with every ounce of my power … |
| 13 | ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ . |