Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 2 | In Los Angeles , where I lectured for a living , I pursued my fascination for the harmonic patterns and golden-mean ratios which run so consistently through the sacred art , music and architecture of both Western and oriental mystical traditions . |
| 3 | I received a straightforward message recently when I telephoned her flat for a chat : ‘ Elizabeth says she 's busy . ’ |
| 4 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 5 | ‘ When I was 13 , I declared my love for a girl in the street , putting my knees on the ground , ’ he recalls . |
| 6 | Nor was it mere coincidence that I arranged my holiday for a special part of September . |
| 7 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 8 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 9 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
| 10 | The bat flitted so low that I saw its silhouette for a brief moment against the Milky Way . |
| 11 | ‘ She spent Christmas with me and my wife Pam and I took her dog for a walk . ’ |
| 12 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 13 | Having applied in June 1991 for recognition of my doctorate , which I obtained in Paris , I presented my candidacy for a CSIC post as a palaeobotanist . |
| 14 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 15 | Wildly , I searched his body for the keys . |
| 16 | I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge . |
| 17 | I sacrificed my family for the sake of seven terrorists who were planning bombing raids in some of America 's major cities . |
| 18 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 19 | I closed my eyes for a second . |
| 20 | I closed my eyes for a bit , then went back into the Bunker to tidy up . |
| 21 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 22 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |