Example sentences of "and i [verb] [verb] for a " in BNC.

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1 Paul and I had gone for a walk along the sand , northwards on a calm , bright autumn day after a ferocious storm the night before that had ripped slates off the roof of the house , torn up one of the trees by the old sheep-pen and even snapped one of the cables on the suspension foot-bridge .
2 When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver .
3 She went to stay with her sister in London , and I went sailing for a week with a colleague from work .
4 She went to stay with her sister in London , and I went sailing for a week with a colleague from work .
5 Life became so stressful that when I was making The Power Game the doctor put me on Mogadon and I became hooked for a while .
6 After three hours of continuous nibbling it seemed , I will confess , rather on the acid and insubstantial side , and I began to yearn for a bowl of pasta .
7 ‘ I like it here and I want to stay for a while . ’
8 This case raises serious and complex moral issues and I have asked for a detailed study of the House of Lords judgement in the light of Catholic moral teaching .
9 ‘ You have to look ahead to the time when you leave football , and I wanted to prepare for a life in sport and leisure management , ’ he said .
10 It 's a lazy Saturday and I decide to go for a walk in Cwm Idwal .
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