Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
2 | I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’ |
3 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
4 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
5 | I settled in for a relaxed , warm overview on the world high up in the comfy cab . |
6 | I looked round for a living man to admire and follow . |
7 | I looked round for a split second . |
8 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
9 | I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull . |
10 | I went up for a closer look . |
11 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |