Example sentences of "i [vb base] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say that for another reason . |
| 2 | Which is actually broken down into several headings erm now people break these bills down into many different er forms er , for example , in major projects , I , I know that for any bill be able to tell me er how many were involved in pouring er , concrete er , on any base . |
| 3 | Well , not really , not to begin with , because I get erm , sick pay from work , I get that for six months . |
| 4 | ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station . |
| 5 | But I mean I feel sorry for young mums now because there 's no way if they take on these mortgages they can have a family |
| 6 | as a last sort of erm two days of the sale or something , they have their special offer next week or fifty percent off everything or something I feel sorry for these places really , that do you know it 's funny I only saw the car immediately in front of this grey one in there must of been a dip there because there 's two cars in front of me |
| 7 | ‘ I feel sorry for these guys , ’ said 34-year-old Kathy yesterday . |
| 8 | With Manchester being really blown up , I feel sorry for those groups with two songs who have record companies turning up at their rehearsals . ’ |
| 9 | With Manchester being really blown up , I feel sorry for those groups with two songs who have record companies turning up at their rehearsals . ’ |
| 10 | But then , I feel bad for those people who want to stay independent , 'cos it 's harder and harder to stay that when all the labels are being bought up . |
| 11 | I now have two : I use one for savoury dishes and one for sweet dishes . |
| 12 | Alternatively , er , what you could do is what I do , which is I use these for rolling basis appraisals . |
| 13 | ‘ I use this for sticking pigs , ’ he said , giving me a mysterious smile , gesturing with the ugly blade across his uncovered throat , then laughing , flicking it shut and thrusting it into a long pocket in the side of his dusty black corduroys . |
| 14 | I stay silent for several seconds . |
| 15 | ’ I do this for selfish reasons . |
| 16 | Well I I think that the honourable gentleman really must accept that er coming from a party which is er in office in er in the Welsh office and has er two hundred million , two hundred and eight million pounds I think unaccounted for last year , it really ill becomes him er to lecture , to lecture anybody . |
| 17 | And I take that for that sciatica . |
| 18 | Why did the Secretary of State keep using the qualifying phrase : ’ I have less for other programmes ’ in his budget ? |
| 19 | Do you know how many people I have waiting for that bed or yours , Jack ? |