Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " 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 | We did a production of The Caretaker , which I designed , directed and in which I played on for the characters . ’ |
13 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
14 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
15 | With that , I galloped off for the train , and even had time for a drink before it left . |
16 | 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 ! |
17 | ‘ 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 . |
18 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
19 | While Lisabeth was mainlining Cadbury 's Bournville I rummaged around for a sports bag ( one that advertised Marlboro fags , naturally ) and began to pack a spare everything . |
20 | ‘ Nothing happened and as I like to race every weekend I signed up for a meeting in France on June 13 ’ , he said . |
21 | The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | The next morning he had left us to rejoin his regiment , even before Granpa and I started out for the market . |
26 | I felt around for a switch and threw it down to reveal a stone staircase with iron handrail . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | I looked around for a cup . |
29 | I could n't let this frail old man go In there and maybe get knocked down and savaged , and I looked around for a means of protection . |
30 | I looked around for the changes that Leithen had mentioned . |