Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] for a " 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 | First , I believe that I speak for a number of my hon. Friends when I say that we want the Bill to reach the statute book , come what may , in view of the approaching general election , and I hope that it will be given a fair wind . |
| 3 | It 's also the fact that I know for a fact , I know for a fact that she 's very frightened of his temper when it happens . |
| 4 | Realizing what they represented , he added quickly , ‘ Not that I think for a moment that you … though , of course , ’ he floundered ever deeper , ‘ naturally , a man like , you , presentable and so forth , you probably have several … ’ |
| 5 | They 'd have registered the fact that I work for an advertising agency , and marked me accordingly : ‘ I do think essentially he 's a popular artist , do n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | 11.01am : Pavement feels softer than usual , so I lie for a while before crawling to the ‘ Suck and Syphon ’ , Editor 's favourite pub . |
| 12 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 13 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 14 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
| 15 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 16 | She asks me what I want , and I think for a bit . |
| 17 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |
| 18 | Er I 'm a thirty four year old accountant work and I work for a a pi |
| 19 | My name is Bill and I work for a firm called Peter 's Windows , we manufacture and fit high quality conservatories , patio doors , double glazing and se security windows etcetera , is there anything in this line you 'll be do you think ? |
| 20 | ‘ Do you mind if I go for a swim ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 22 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 23 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 24 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 25 | But I mean for a |
| 26 | I do n't recall , well in fact I 'm being sarcastic because I know for a , we know that it was n't in the manifesto for nineteen ninety two . |
| 27 | Because I work for a Water Authority which is active in the farming of coarse fish , I have access to some interesting books . |
| 28 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 29 | When I go for a night session I make sure to arrive well before darkness , usually around 7.30 p.m. or 8 p.m. in summer , when dusk does not fall until 10 p.m. or so . |
| 30 | when I pay for a paper I want it to be complete , so I want that piece and I want that , that piece . |