Example sentences of "i [verb] [art] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next day I did n't feel so bad and I made an appearance for a charity — I really had to do it — then went to visit a relative the following day . |
| 2 | My brother and I shared a room for a while but we soon had a partition put in allowing us to each have our separate rooms . |
| 3 | Can I buy an overdrive for a Range Rover ( there 's so many discount offers in the mag ) or get a used one and make the linkage myself ? |
| 4 | I want a physio for a kid with cystic fibrosis , but she 's down in ITU and wo n't be free for half an hour . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I entered the contest for a laugh . |
| 6 | In the event , I re-arranged the flight for a weekend , when the level of military activity was likely to be low . |
| 7 | Er I played the game for a good number of years as well . |
| 8 | Desperately , I scan the road for a newsagent . |
| 9 | ‘ I accept the need for a unified centre but I do n't accept that Glasgow offers the best answer , either for the Army or for the taxpayer . |
| 10 | I joined the family for a meal of fried onions and what tasted like chicken . |
| 11 | I opened the window for a moment , then closed it . |
| 12 | ‘ Quite often when I design a ring for a woman , I do n't know her or even meet her , so in some ways this was easier , ’ Carol said . |
| 13 | Now I know the love for a man and the love for one 's child are two totally different things , but it 's not always simple for the father of one 's child to understand that . |
| 14 | Firstly , you know , I have n't given up painting ; if I get an idea for a painting tomorrow , I 'll do it . |
| 15 | Tell you what it could be , ah hang on a minute , I ordered an extension for a bloody for a phone for that office , it could be the phone that 's doing it in that office there I know , I know it could be corrupting , you know on the mark one the big one , the old generation mark one |
| 16 | When someone comes up to me however and says , ‘ Where can I take the family for a reasonably priced holiday ? ’ |
| 17 | COOPER : ‘ I believe the search for a British heavyweight world champion is over . ’ |
| 18 | I note the agreement for a payment of £200 for the use of the animated dinosaurs for the purposes of filming . |
| 19 | ‘ I watched the television for a bit , ’ said Brown shuffling uneasily in his chair , ‘ and then I went to bed . ’ |
| 20 | To my disbelief I felt a resistance for a second or so and the rod sprung back over my shoulder . |
| 21 | IN THE days when a pocket calculator cost £100 and microcomputers were a thing of the future , I saw a niche for a book of cartoons of the genre that appeared in the computer rags . |
| 22 | I worked in Norwich for two years and got my City and Guilds in hairdressing , but when I saw an advertisement for a receptionist 's job at a local company ( now ) I jumped at the chance . |
| 23 | Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting . |
| 24 | ‘ I saw the advert for a job in Peter 's shop . |
| 25 | I mustered the courage for a go at hot foil printing , and while it looked easy when done by a pro , I have a feeling Klondyke wo n't be offering me a job on the strength of my efforts . |
| 26 | I kept a machine for a lady who was ‘ putting a cheque in the post ’ and told other callers that the machine was sold . |
| 27 | A girl I was seeing pretty regularly had gone to France on an exchange visit to Tours I took a job for a couple of weeks in a lino warehouse with the idea of getting some money together |
| 28 | On my second visit , I made tea , on the third I took the dog for a walk . |
| 29 | then I took the dog for a walk |
| 30 | Oh , Oh , I took the dog for a walk last tonight , and there 's some skid marks down the end of Crouch Road the there 's the and then they 'd taken half the road out and you can see someone 's done a wheely , and they 've gone in and done like this business and shot off ! |