Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down the street opposite , Spring Avenue , and towards the car park , where I head for a silver Ford Granada , so that I can pause and hide a mo , to see how the pursuit is going . |
| 2 | ‘ Where I work for you ? ’ |
| 3 | If you sign the document in your own home , as you would do with a doorstep salesman , er then the law does give you a chance to change your mind , although I hope for goodness sake you would all be very wary about signing any kind of legal document thrust under your nose from a doorstep salesman . |
| 4 | My fear is that I am not likely to serve on the Standing Committee , although I volunteer for such duty if the opportunity be there . |
| 5 | ‘ Although I weep for you , he said , |
| 6 | It is more than I bargain for to recall the names of my own … family . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 10 | ‘ It is n't just long steady runs — in fact I did n't do any more plodding about before Twin Cities than I do for my 10,000m training . |
| 11 | Thomson does push ahead at the risoluto marking in the third movement slightly more than I care for , and there are one or two idiosyncratic touches elsewhere , albeit of little importance . |
| 12 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 13 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 14 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
| 15 | I 'm known to be keen to earn extra money on overtime , so I volunteer for everything and I get most of it because wait for it — I am prized ! |
| 16 | ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ So I cook for him , it 's a cross and a penance . |
| 18 | Only twice has a piece of work been unusable , in which case , he says , ‘ it 's my mistake in choosing an artist who was n't up to the commission , so I pay for it anyway and just do n't use it ’ . |
| 19 | 11.01am : Pavement feels softer than usual , so I lie for a while before crawling to the ‘ Suck and Syphon ’ , Editor 's favourite pub . |
| 20 | I tend not to read long interviews with top celebs , as much to avoid discovering that they are dickheads as anything else , so I look for the news , gossip and reviews . |
| 21 | ‘ If I die , or if I disappear for more than three months , ’ the will began , ‘ I wish to leave everything I own to my dear friend Edward Hyde . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Do you mind if I go for a swim ? ’ |
| 23 | If I ask for extra to buy baby clothes , he says he does n't have the spare cash . |
| 24 | If I die for it , if David must die for it in his turn , no matter , so the spring survive and the unity grow . |
| 25 | Then you 've got to think of your references problem is the job that I 'm applying for is working in the school and my reference for primary school is Redland School cos that 's where I was I thought ooh yes that would be laugh if I apply for Redland School yeah great so it 's gon na come under wor work experience and reference I do n't know you can put |
| 26 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 27 | I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance … |
| 28 | ‘ You do n't mind if I pray for my mother and father ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And what if I call for the steward ? ’ |
| 30 | To spring at me if I run for it ? |