Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I may go through for a day you know . |
2 | I may go through for a day you know . |
3 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
4 | if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … . |
5 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
6 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
7 | Actually I might put down for a s . |
8 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
9 | " I say , darling , " Stephen said , " I think I 'll go out for a bit , blow the cobwebs away . " |
10 | ‘ I 'll wash my hair — and then I 'll go out for a walk . ’ |
11 | She says yeah she says I 'll pop in for a quick cuppa . |
12 | I 'll come back for an answer later on ! ’ |
13 | I must be with my Minister at ten but I 'll come back for the funeral … or if anyone else wants to talk to me … ’ |
14 | Now if they 're multiplied or divided then you ca n't say , Oh well I 'll just take this bit and do that and then I 'll come back for the other one . |
15 | And then after oh , after a few weeks she said I 'll come in for a cup of tea . |
16 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
17 | ‘ Then I do n't think I 'll venture out for a stroll before bedtime . ’ |
18 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
19 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
20 | She told me she did n't eat lunch any more as it had become a bourgeois meal , but I could call in for a cup of de-caff and con her into whatever it was I wanted . |
21 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
22 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
23 | ‘ I thought I 'd turn in for the night . ’ |
24 | I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’ |
25 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
26 | Then I 'd go down the town buy us all clothes then , you and I would go out for a private dinner Jean . |
27 | I said that I would come in for every match and sit in the library and deal with questions and enquiries — there was no point in simply having it supervised by a steward who might know nothing about books or history . ’ |
28 | When Tamar rose from the table , she remarked , ‘ I shall go out for a ride , Mama . ’ |
29 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
30 | ‘ I shall look out for a move . ’ |