Example sentences of "i [verb] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall . |
| 2 | Let me explain for the benefit of viewers that a sump is like a U-bend in plumbing , permanently full of water , so that the only way through is to dive under the water . |
| 3 | What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk |
| 4 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
| 5 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
| 6 | The last time I preached on the New Age before writing this chapter , I asked for a show of hands from those who had heard of it . |
| 7 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
| 8 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
| 9 | A young man wearing a yarmulka skullcap and sitting astride a roaring tractor wiped his brow with his arm when I asked for the location of Um Al-Farajh . |
| 10 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 11 | Since the controller was n't busy I asked for the rest of the weather , and was told three at 800 , or 900 feet above the threshold of Runway 18 . |
| 12 | I applied for a job on Query and got it . |
| 13 | I applied for a job at Anglia as a news reporter . |
| 14 | No because , I applied for a lot of jobs |
| 15 | I applied for a place at the Methodist Institution training college in London — and have heard I have been accepted . ’ |
| 16 | In 1969 , I applied for the post of Senior Lecturer at the new University of Lancaster , in the north of England ( about 240 miles north west of London ) . |
| 17 | I mean for the price of that bed , I mean you could n't go far wrong though . |
| 18 | To use another metaphor , if the world of education becomes a jungle of market forces , I fear for the survival of children with special needs . |
| 19 | If this does not happen , I fear for the future of this denomination which I love and to which I am loyal . |
| 20 | ‘ How I long for a return to wingers , all-out attack — and entertainment . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , I do n't mind , ’ said Ianthe , watching an old woman watering plants on a nearby roof ‘ How I long for a cup of tea ! ’ she went on , coming back into the room . |
| 22 | I long for the protection of a written constitution like that of the US with its First Amendment , which elevates freedom of expression above freedom to hide from intellectual challenge , or even vulgar verbal abuse . |
| 23 | I trembled for the state of the upholstery . |
| 24 | I doze for the rest of the day , like a cat . |
| 25 | I apologise for the delay in response — we had to track down which university you were at ! |
| 26 | I apologise for the delay in replying , but I have only just got to the bottom of my ‘ in tray ’ after months of chasing deadlines ! |
| 27 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 28 | I apologise for the delay in replying . |
| 29 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 30 | I apologise for the delay in arriving . |