Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was made in his atelier so I went over for the fittings and in those years I was very sure of myself . |
| 2 | It went on and on until I was nearly frantic , so I went out for the evening several times in one week to release the tension . |
| 3 | The producer , a blase+ young woman , toyed with a lettuce leaf and an olive , but on the rare occasions I am asked out to lunch I generally do without breakfast , so I made up for her and discussed the shooting schedule ( you soon pick up the jargon ) with the director . |
| 4 | ‘ It was such a cold day , ’ said Ianthe , ‘ and you 're not allowed to eat in the Public Record Office , so I thought just for once … = ’ She stopped , feeling that too much attention was being drawn to her and that they ought to be getting on with their work , especially as the Ash Wednesday service had made them late coming back from lunch . |
| 5 | And I 'm angry that I 'm not doing anything , ’ so I thought maybe for once I could use my name — my fame — in a constructive way and maybe make it heard above that dreadful silence . |
| 6 | There 's a sort of metal fence I can sit on , so I rest there for a bit and watch the ducks and that . |
| 7 | About eighty villagers followed me inside , and waited expectantly … so I struck out for the hinterlands . |
| 8 | I could still run , so I turned up for football training and things have gone on from there . |
| 9 | I Tried to get some cleaning help but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 10 | ‘ At that time I tried to get some cleaning help , but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 11 | I thought like you about the windows , so I stayed away for moons and moons and then I flew back , but the windows were barred , for my mother had forgotten me and another little boy was in my bed . |
| 12 | Well I do n't know , there are such good Japanese coupes now , you know you see these lovely Toyotas and Nissans that they do the sort of two plus two and they 're really lovely cars and but if I change c car this next year I 'll still have to have four seater or , you know , plenty of room in the boot so I can pick you up from Haileybury and all that crap , but if I hung on for another two years I could then get something I actually wanted , you know . |
| 13 | you have a sweet and all that sort of thing , I mean you ca n't I ca n't resist them if I go out for a meal , I 've got to have the sweet , I 'd rather have the sweet |
| 14 | Well I was n't married but I used to go in there and I used to come home er say in Winter if I come home for a w week or two , I go in there , and sit by the fire and have a yard . |
| 15 | If I stick up for myself he either ignores me or suggests that I 'm being impertinent and that I risk losing my job by being out-spoken . |
| 16 | " I mean , what are my chances , if I stick around for a couple more months ? " |
| 17 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 18 | " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today . |
| 19 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 20 | " If I report informally for you , you will have fulfilled that duty . |
| 21 | Cos I sent away for it . |
| 22 | I 've already told him I 'm gon na get my arse kicked cos I have n't for eight you see . |
| 23 | Well that 's the only thing , I have to go with my mum cos I have n't for ages ! |
| 24 | Whether I 'll be remembered as the most pompous , hard-to-get-along-with person they 've ever come across , because I stand up for what I believe in , or as the best athlete Britain 's ever had , which I think will be the case , I 'll always be remembered . ’ |
| 25 | While I go up for a bath you can take stock of the supplies I brought . ’ |
| 26 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 27 | With that , Taff started digging while I searched around for timber to place over the trench . |
| 28 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 29 | But latterly I 've been here very little ; in fact it must be at least fifteen years since I stayed here for any length of time … |
| 30 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |