Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 2 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 3 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 4 | I had to stock up for the holiday break . ’ |
| 5 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 6 | I had to make up for the ravages of time . |
| 7 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |