Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've decided to opt for a quiet role , ’ she had said . |
2 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
3 | I 'll see that bugger tomorrow mornin' if I have to get up at five , an , I 'll tell him what I 've meant to do for a long time ; I 'll take the can along to the authorities . |
4 | ‘ There is a possibility that this chap will move to another university next year , but for the time being I 've had to look for a way to take the heat off . |
5 | I 've got to pay for a turn |
6 | You know , he can move back home with his mum , she said , I suppose I can go back home to me mum , well then I 've got to look for a job , you know . |
7 | Either they have been slobby , and it has eventually got depressing having to argue the case for owning a toothbrush ; or they have been scrupulous — in which case I have started longing for a bit more rough-and-readiness . |
8 | The four broad types I have mentioned account for a very large proportion of governmental activity , but each could be divided up into a number of smaller functions . |