Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | ‘ I came for a month . |
| 62 | Rather than mount from the ground , which can take some young horses by surprise just when you do n't want to , I opted for a leg-up and repeated the walk , trot and half transitions . |
| 63 | To make this even more ridiculous , I decided to select the most unlikely container I could think of , so I opted for a supermarket plastic carrier bag . |
| 64 | Whilst at Abu Sueir I managed to get a great deal of tennis but my rugger was curtailed slightly , I played for a scratch side called the Canal Zone but was not allowed to take part in away matches because of the time I would have to spend away from the course due to travelling . |
| 65 | I played for a while , and then I stole up to look at her , because she was so still I thought she had fallen asleep , but her eyes were wide open , and there was colour , all rosy , high on her cheeks . |
| 66 | ii : ‘ I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 . |
| 67 | ‘ I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 . |
| 68 | I pause for a reply ’ |
| 69 | I just say , ’ I act for a living ’ . ’ |
| 70 | I studied for a time in Paris , Padua and Salerno . ’ |
| 71 | Unless one supposes there to be two categorially different kinds of appearances presented to the mind it will then seem that this flat circle must be the only object of visual perception , and the round globe I seem to see , the epistemic appearance , must really be a judgement I mistake for a sensation . |
| 72 | That evening , at nine o'clock , with the chores finished , I prepared for a celebration . |
| 73 | I listen for a bit to hear if anyone 's going to answer the door . |
| 74 | 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 . |
| 75 | ‘ I hope for a rapprochement between our two countries , which know very little about each other , ’ he said . |
| 76 | I focus for a moment on one arch carved into the Redwall limestone . |
| 77 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 78 | I yearn for a night beneath a sound roof , without insects crawling in my hair and vermin nibbling my toes . ’ |
| 79 | ‘ What can I do for a child ? ’ |
| 80 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
| 81 | ‘ Will I do for a start ? ’ |
| 82 | When I meet people , I wait for a pulse from their inner being , which tells me things like how much fear , how much hate , how much peace , how much forgiveness . |
| 83 | Everytime I receive Wimpey News I look for a mention of where I work . |
| 84 | I watch for a reaction , knowing that this will hurt her . |
| 85 | I paid for a tub of polyripple already with the stuff in it |
| 86 | Later , I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in . |
| 87 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
| 88 | ‘ That 's right , I forgot for a moment . |
| 89 | have I time for a scrub or what ? |
| 90 | At the top of the stairs I turned for a moment and found out . |