Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All right then , I 'll watch out for Frances Needham-Burrell . |
| 2 | Oh yes , I can see what you 've done , I tried to ring you and it said erm out of order , cos I was ringing to say I 'm coming to the bank this morning so I 'll pop in for coffee . |
| 3 | Perhaps I 'll come by for coffee another time , Sister . |
| 4 | I could go on for minutes on end . |
| 5 | I could go on for pages . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose I could go in for advertising . ’ |
| 7 | I wore a suit that Mary had seen in a second-hand shop in Paris and insisted I bought so that at least I had one outfit I could put on for interviews without worrying whether it looked OK or not . |
| 8 | I could search round for papers on it . |
| 9 | ‘ Did n't I say I 'd fill in for Stella ? |
| 10 | When I first moved here I would wander around for days , not knowing where my home was . |
| 11 | [ to BELVILLE ] Honoured sir , your last proposal to me convinces me I ought not to stay , so , with a thousand thanks for all favours , I will set out for home tomorrow early . |