Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For every improvement to the guest-house , I make something for the local people , ’ Anne said . |
| 2 | EPIPHONE ET-270 , 3-a-side headstock , you 've got , I want it for a reasonable price . |
| 3 | Or , when the , no , when I see , I meet someone for the first time . |
| 4 | Having read both books for the first time , I really enjoyed them , but once I read them for the second time , I saw how little there really was to them . |
| 5 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 6 | I know you for a pure creature . |
| 7 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 8 | Whenever I am working with someone I know and trust I ask them for a quick trim . |
| 9 | I use it for a wide sleeve gathered in at the bottom and I have knitted the main part of the garment with a 2x1 welt . |
| 10 | I respect them for the medieval certainty of their beliefs and for the casuistical cunning of their arguments . |
| 11 | " I know you come over a little shy when I talk about you this way , Chuck , but I do it for a good reason , " continued the senator , lighting a Havana cigar with elaborate care . |
| 12 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 13 | I LIKE The Cult , I admire them for the sheer daftness of their post- ‘ Electric ’ output — all gung-ho riffing and ludicrous lyrical conceits — and even found much to savour in the absurdly ambitious ‘ Sonic Temple ’ , where they attempted to sound like all their favourite bands all the way through each song , but ‘ Ceremony ’ is an extremely dull affair . |
| 14 | I thank him for a speedy and compassionate response . |
| 15 | No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , like , ten minutes ago , because I need it for the next programme . ’ |