Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 2 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
| 3 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 4 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 5 | On the second day , I geared up for the Horseshoe Pass , three miles up followed by a long down to Llangollen . |
| 6 | I sauntered about for an hour before I could find Sir James Macdonald … |
| 7 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 9 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 10 | I came back for a month , met a Peruvian girl and then I got a letter from her giving me a really good reason to come back . |
| 11 | ‘ I came out for a walk , ’ she said , shrugging off his hands . |
| 12 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 13 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 14 | With that , I galloped off for the train , and even had time for a drink before it left . |
| 15 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 16 | ‘ I turned up for the interview , amid all these Bond beauties , in my tight black jersey dress on a really hot day , with false nails and false eyelashes sliding down my face , ’ Julie recalls with a smile . |
| 17 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Nothing happened and as I like to race every weekend I signed up for a meeting in France on June 13 ’ , he said . |
| 19 | The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ . |
| 20 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 21 | " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today . |
| 22 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 23 | The next morning he had left us to rejoin his regiment , even before Granpa and I started out for the market . |
| 24 | I felt around for a switch and threw it down to reveal a stone staircase with iron handrail . |
| 25 | I struggled on for a while , but I know my limitations when it comes to design , especially as we have grown to expect a high standard in QP . |
| 26 | I looked around for a cup . |
| 27 | While leaving it to cool , I reached over for the map ; the mug was caught by my sleeve , fell forward with a gurgle , and emptied . |
| 28 | On one occasion I lay down for a rest , dozed off for 15 minutes , and awoke to find half a dozen sitting on branches within a few metres of my recumbent form . |
| 29 | ‘ I lay down for a rest after lunch and was about to drift into sleep when there was a definite pop inside me , which made me think my waters had broken . |
| 30 | I went up for a weekend . |