Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
| 2 | I asked for a bowl , there was an embarrassed silence when no one moved to my aid ( thinking I felt sick ! ) — and my waters soaked the kitchen floor . |
| 3 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 4 | The last time I preached on the New Age before writing this chapter , I asked for a show of hands from those who had heard of it . |
| 5 | Eventually I asked for a transfer , but could n't get one , so I stayed and now I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 6 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 7 | I asked for a priest . |
| 8 | I asked for a cigarette . |
| 9 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
| 10 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
| 11 | If the code is kept under review , is there any intention to issue an updated version with any alterations to the 1987 edition which is the one that was supplied to me when I asked for a copy ? |
| 12 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
| 13 | The reason I asked for a preserved pension obviously to see whether there was any preserved benefits . |
| 14 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
| 15 | They offered not only to plant a tree in my name , if I applied for a policy , but also the choice of a free radio alarm clock or a telephone . |
| 16 | With this in mind , I applied for a post-registration course , and eagerly looked forward to benefiting from a new , challenging and mature approach to nurse education . |
| 17 | I applied for a job at Anglia as a news reporter . |
| 18 | No because , I applied for a lot of jobs |
| 19 | I applied for a research fellowship at Gonville and Caius College ( pronounced Keys ) . |
| 20 | I applied for a job on Query and got it . |
| 21 | I applied for a place at the Methodist Institution training college in London — and have heard I have been accepted . ’ |
| 22 | I applied for a job and three people turned |
| 23 | I gabbled for a second as shock and rage choked my words . |
| 24 | He then said that he now had confirmation from the police and that I qualified for a transfer and would receive an offer for Govan ( where my dad is ) within a week . |
| 25 | When I was sure he was alone , I followed him into the bank and while he queued I read a leaflet to see if I qualified for a home mortgage . |
| 26 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 27 | So I tried for a calming course , feeling thankful to this man for his dogged clasp on difficulties that would n't cause me any recall of my dead love in a million years , and I pursued the wisp of a path suggested by the word ‘ nanny . ’ |
| 28 | It was going fine till I tried for a reduction . |
| 29 | I tried for a job . |
| 30 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |