Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I became at once possessive about it … there was already talk about the war ending and Sadler 's Wells reopening and it seemed to me entirely fitting for the Sadler 's Wells Company to reopen the theatre at Rosebery Avenue after the war with a new opera by a leading young English composer . |
| 2 | Although I duly applied for the Fellowship , I was unsuccessful , no doubt to my lasting benefit , as similar failures have served to prove . |
| 3 | Normally I only Listened for the first couple of minutes at a reading ; either I am preoccupied by having to read later myself , or some image causes my mind to drift away ; but N'dosi had a powerful , hypnotic voice and his poetry sparkled with fresh , delightful metaphors . |
| 4 | I only looked for the sake of form . |
| 5 | So I just waited for the contact , and hoped that my voice would sound calm and easy as I told Famlio my lies . |
| 6 | I did not really know what to expect away from the National Health Service and my mum , and so , armed with a small library of books and the good wishes of a Jamaican midwife at Homerton hospital , I just hoped for the best . |
| 7 | I just went for the price . |
| 8 | I just lived for the minute ; if my tongue and lips and fingers travelled freely over her , that was good enough for forever . |
| 9 | I just look for the obvious first . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I normally go for the Vine Street set , ’ he divulges , ‘ but I did n't manage to get that in the final . |
| 11 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
| 12 | When I finally went for the ( pregnancy ) test , I thought , this is it , this is the point where I go on the Pill . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't think how I ever cared for the things . |
| 14 | Did anyone else get a copy of the mail order catalogue accompanied by a nice letter this morning , or was I specially chosen for the honour ? |
| 15 | I always looked for the sounds ; whether it was musically correct or not did n't bother me , but it had to have a certain sound to it . ’ |
| 16 | I always looked for the kitemark when I was buying things . |
| 17 | I always fear for the fingers of the Portuguese works who feed these strips through the punching machines that make the corks , deftly guiding faults in the strip away from the cutter . |
| 18 | I always voted for the person I thought less crooked because I did n't , and do n't think , there is much difference between the parties . |
| 19 | I ca n't afford to fight this in the American courts and I genuinely fear for the safety of my children . ’ |
| 20 | That too was a heady experience , but I still hankered for the farm life . |
| 21 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 22 | Well I 'll be done because I usually go for the paper Rose , quite often Harvey 's said she 's coming out along the High Street five past at five past eight on a Monday morning . |
| 23 | Despite his reputation as a political bruiser , in social policy Mr Clarke is a lot ‘ wetter ’ than his erstwhile rival for the chancellorship , Michael Howard , who may bring a less breezy touch , as new home secretary , to matters of law and order . |
| 24 | We 'd played fairly steady , and as we went to the 11th tee I automatically reached for the driver . |
| 25 | I also stayed for the required time that politeness dictates . |
| 26 | In this conversation I also learned for the first time that my father had been a poor vicar . |
| 27 | I also work for the peer group for the Brook |
| 28 | The houses looked completely different from those in Trieste , most of which were grey and severe , and although I had seen picture postcards of Venice nothing could have prepared me for what I now saw for the first time from the steps of the railway station . |
| 29 | ‘ I now live for the moment . |
| 30 | The slow version has the most depth , and maybe it 'll turn up on a 12-inch some day , but I really opted for the fast one , because it seemed a really nice way to start the album . ’ |