Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'd gone for a walk . |
| 3 | ‘ Until the blunders it was one of the best games I 'd seen for a while . ’ |
| 4 | I lost a sodden pair of boots and socks , and William 's day bag , which I 'd borrowed for a rucksack . |
| 5 | I cried to come down more insistently than I had pleaded for a ride . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I had hoped for a conference with the Turkish and Greek Governments and representatives of the two communities . |
| 8 | ‘ He 'd schooled very well and although I had hoped for a lead for a bit longer , we had to go on where we did . |
| 9 | I had applied for an Adjournment debate on this subject , but I realised that the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) had a prior right , representing as he does the NLVA . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've sent for a breakdown lorry-from a garage , so we may be able to salvage the car before it goes right under . ’ |
| 12 | In the meantime , I 've cabled for an X-ray report on the fellow 's chest . |
| 13 | I 've fallen for a boy who goes to the same school as me , but is two years younger than I am . |
| 14 | I 've advertised for a replacement , but I have n't filled the job yet . |
| 15 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 16 | ‘ It was a real old-fashioned adventure and one of the best films I 've seen for a while . ’ |
| 17 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 18 | ‘ That was the hardest training I 've done for a year , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Why it is , it 's very , very , very wrong , say we pay all year round for that , I 've paid for a year for my ticket |
| 20 | I 've missed the one in January now and I think , oh , I 've paid for a year but |
| 21 | But when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect all the pieces that I 've paid for . |
| 22 | Well , you 'll just have to tell them that it 's missing but when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect to get all the pieces that I 've paid for and I 've already paid for mine , so this I 'll take . |
| 23 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |
| 24 | Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now . |
| 25 | Well , there was a time when it was a bolt from the blue , yes , I mean I 've known for a week or two , but we were delighted to receive it , er we do n't er , it is something that we said months ago that we supported the N H S Lottery because we do feel that money can be raised in this way painlessly towards particularly research and the sorts of things that the N H S on the whole has never really supported fully . |
| 26 | ‘ But I 've come for a boy ! |
| 27 | Gill , 27 , said last night : ‘ Ever since I have been in football I have yearned for a chance to play in Europe . |
| 28 | ‘ In addition , I have asked for a timetable of progress . |
| 29 | Is my hon. Friend aware that I have lived for a number of years without any such advice , and I can not believe that it is really necessary ? |
| 30 | ‘ I have arranged for a picnic lunch . ’ |