Example sentences of "i have [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd done my crying for him the day they told me he was dead . |
| 2 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 3 | I 'd forgotten your talent for sociability . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd forgotten his passion for manipulation . ’ |
| 5 | By the time I was out of the schoolroom , I had lost my need for a parent . |
| 6 | One Sunday morning , about a week after I had seen my dad for the second time , I was lying in bed when I heard voices in the street below . |
| 7 | I had heard her cry for them in the night . |
| 8 | And I had to lift your hand for you |
| 9 | I never realised Chris owed me a fiver for me wage and I says to him I had to pay me bill for me food for week and it was like six quid . |
| 10 | I had taken your affection for granted . ’ |
| 11 | I 've pressed your dress for you . |
| 12 | And here at home I mean to stay , for I 've lost my taste for travelling , after that mêlée , I can tell you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 14 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 15 | I 've done my time for that job , and the other jobs you laid on me . |
| 16 | After I 've heard their conversation for God 's sake you know , have a bit of heart ! |
| 17 | ‘ After I 've examined your ankle for damage , put a crêpe bandage round it if necessary , and discussed my proposed project a little further , you may certainly phone for a cab if you wish , although I shall be happy to drive you back myself at that stage . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ No , I have n't actually , but I 've admired your work for a long time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't start that again , Ruth , or I 'll manually wrench your other ankle after I 've spanked your backside for suggesting that I am keeping you from your work . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've remembered my excuse for ringing you . |
| 21 | I 've sacrificed my life for this . |
| 22 | And I 've got my reason for that . |
| 23 | I have to do his back for him . ’ |
| 24 | Like A. Aldyss I have had my tank for only five months , containing Mollies , Guppies and Swordtails . |
| 25 | I am a hobbyist of some years standing and I have had my Hatchetfish for over two years since they were no bigger than ½ pieces . |
| 26 | An elderly constituent of mine came to me and said , ’ I have had my car for 12 years ; it is my life . |
| 27 | I have taken my colouring for Sample 3 from a photograph of a stormy sky over a small lake at dusk . |
| 28 | I was told by new-found friends , ‘ I have known your work for years and the typographic version of Duchamp 's Green Box book you made in 1960 was my first route into an understanding of modern art ’ . |