Example sentences of "i [verb] for a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I studied for a time in Paris , Padua and Salerno . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 4 | Later , I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in . |
| 5 | My application was successful and , for three years , I read for an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies . |
| 6 | ‘ I remember being fascinated by the story when I worked for a while in the Royal Library . |
| 7 | LAST FEBRUARY I WENT FOR A WALK in the snow on Wimbledon Common . |
| 8 | I went for a walk in the woods . |
| 9 | I went for a walk in the afternoon . |
| 10 | ‘ I went for a walk in the woods and got lost . |
| 11 | ‘ I went for a walk in the woods . |
| 12 | ‘ Rather stupidly , I went for a walk in the woods and I got lost . |
| 13 | After lunch I went for a walk in the little market town , now being hardened to being a subject of great curiosity , with people gaping at the sides of the road , and children following us up and down the street . |
| 14 | That was probably the most , the in , the most interesting form friendship in there , its fucking good , I went for a job in there , but I could n't I was an apprentice , as I say that , that 's what got me going really was the fact that he had to go down and actually do a design of the and he had to work on the |
| 15 | ‘ I think for a man in my position with my experience of playing for England and on the continent , it does not show much regard . ’ |
| 16 | It 's got a lot of history , partly to do with its railway background and ’ When I was a girl ’ was set in that world ; red brick , terraced housing and it 's really unique in that sense I think for a town in the south of England . |
| 17 | Teacher : Can I come for a ride in your train ? |
| 18 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 19 | I sat for an hour in my roomette looking out at the unvarying scenery and trying to imagine anything else that Filmer might have paid to have done . |