Example sentences of "i have [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd gone for a walk . |
| 2 | ‘ Until the blunders it was one of the best games I 'd seen for a while . ’ |
| 3 | The last time I 'd made for the bog he 'd broken my back when he caught me straight between the shoulder blades with a loaf of bread . |
| 4 | We all sat fairly comfortably and ate the things I 'd bought for the occasion . |
| 5 | He asked me low long I 'd worked for the firm and what my duties were and what Doreen did . |
| 6 | Money was a problem because I 'd spent all the dosh I 'd got for the car , and I needed my grant to pay off the overdraft I 'd built up . |
| 7 | I lost a sodden pair of boots and socks , and William 's day bag , which I 'd borrowed for a rucksack . |
| 8 | Fingering the lump , I began to scrape the theoretical barrel-bottom ; I had prayed for the whiff of putrefaction had n't I ? |
| 9 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |
| 10 | I cried to come down more insistently than I had pleaded for a ride . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | To prepare this article I had to wait for an event on a day when the visibility was gin-clear to get good photographs from my open cockpit Jodel D9 , using a telephoto lens at various focal lengths to obtain the required framing . |
| 13 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 14 | I had hoped for a conference with the Turkish and Greek Governments and representatives of the two communities . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | I had to account for every penny I spent , but he never told me what he was spending . |
| 17 | The immense build-up made it impossible to find a decent anchor and , having stamped out a rather unstable stance , I had to settle for a couple of drive-ins in a clod of frozen turf . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | And then it just became a drug that I had to take for every day use . |
| 20 | I had to go for a piss . |
| 21 | I had to go for a piss , so I did n't watch him for very long . |
| 22 | I usually stay later , but I had to dress for the dinner party . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He was ‘ astonished ’ by the ‘ excessive enthusiasm ’ I had shown for the Education ! |
| 25 | In October 1940 my last year at school began ; it was going to be a year of hard work , as I had to prepare for the June examinations . |
| 26 | It 's very difficult , I had to pay for the sheep when the Chichester was here . |
| 27 | However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report . |
| 28 | I was sad about this because I am a clubbable person by nature , and have never regarded a game of golf as anything but an occasion of pleasurable social exchange ; but an end to Muirfield was the price I had to pay for the championing of Meehan 's cause . |
| 29 | ‘ I had to fight for a place on a packed plane and , after much pleading , they finally knocked someone off their list . |
| 30 | I had to fight for the right to cut dresses as well as suits , to make evening dress as well as day wear and even now , when I 've proved myself in those areas , I have to fight members of my own staff who believe I should still stick to producing powerful women 's suits . |