Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 2 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 3 | ‘ Why did I have to fall for a suicidal maniac ? ’ she asked herself , and cleaned the flat from top to bottom to take her mind off the image of Jack dangling on the end of a rope above a muddy slit somewhere in subterranean Yorkshire ! |
| 4 | ‘ I went to look for a new car and the Lord said to me , ‘ Richie , you buy this car . |
| 5 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 6 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 7 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to stop for a quick drink on the way home with John Dyson , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I had to listen for a good hour while he burbled on about variably apertured annuity options and the like . |
| 10 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 11 | I thank you Chair , I mean , clearly I have to ask for a little bit of license on this one , in that I have to comment on things outside of my own district , erm but you will not be surprised to hear , given my evidence earlier that the City Council 's view is quite clearly that there is sufficient land with , on the edge of York , the main urban area , which could accommodate this type of level of development and obviate the need for a new settlement in the structure plan period , I accept , however , of course that that is dependant upon the definition of the inner boundary of the greenbelt , if the City Council 's view on that is er acceptable then Inspector , I believe there will be sufficient sites to obviate the the need for a new settlement , clearly if the Inspector takes a tighter view on the greenbelt , then there will be little land opportunity within the main urban area for this . |
| 12 | I have to search for a two-way adaptor and a tape to try it out . |
| 13 | I wanted to weep for an enormous violent sensuality I would never know again . |