Example sentences of "[subord] i have [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that includes the London School of Economics , where I 've lectured for years . ’ |
| 2 | Although I had hoped for justice and understanding when my story was known , that was not to be . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'd schooled very well and although I had hoped for a lead for a bit longer , we had to go on where we did . |
| 4 | Sex : ‘ I 've never paid for it in my life , although I have gambled for it . |
| 5 | I might have felt a little downcast at that point , only the evening had made me feel more encouraged about my prospects with her than I 'd felt for some time . |
| 6 | In fact , I gave her more thinking time than I 'd bargained for as the crush at the bar was worse than when we 'd arrived . |
| 7 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 8 | SAFER THAN I HAD FELT FOR A LONG , LONG TIME |
| 9 | I was happier than I had felt for months . |
| 10 | The Arctic was everything I expected it to be , and much more in the way of high seas than I had bargained for . |
| 11 | I cried to come down more insistently than I had pleaded for a ride . |
| 12 | My position on the whole thing started to wobble last year when I had some reflexology ( a foot massage ) which made me more relaxed than I 've felt for years . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's more than I 've got for Strasbourg , ’ he admitted . |
| 14 | I will feel a greater feeling of personal well being … a greater feeling of personal safety … and security … than I have felt for a long , long time . |
| 15 | ‘ I just concentrated on the job in hand and felt better than I have done for months . |
| 16 | Just a few miles North of Annesley the engine failed on the Tibshelf bank , so I had to go for assistance . |
| 17 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 18 | Later my father decided it would be useful and character-forming for me to know all the measurements as well as he did , so I had to sit for hours with the Measurement Book ( a huge loose-leaf thing with all the information on the little stickers carefully recorded according to room and category of object ) , or go round the house with a jotter , making my own notes . |
| 19 | She went out of one door but then a sheet of flame came down and blocked me , so I had to look for another way out . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ So I 've arranged for a whistle-stop tour around the country houses of some influential contacts , and there are one or two long-standing debts and favours due to me that I 'm going to call in over this weekend . ’ |
| 21 | Then quite soon after tea I wash and undress them , so I 've finished for the day . |
| 22 | I have an inexpressible longing to write another opera … and once I have composed for Naples I shall be in demand everywhere … |
| 23 | If I 'd paused for more thought I perhaps would n't have had the nerve , but I simply opened his door , checked up and down the corridor for observers ( none ) and went inside , shutting myself in . |
| 24 | I was no expert , but I would know enough to make a preliminary diagnosis and summon an ambulance if I had to arrange for her to be taken into hospital . |
| 25 | But I still felt as though I 'd have a nervous breakdown if I had to cope for much longer … . |
| 26 | Whatever she [ mother ] needs , it 's there regardless … if her money did n't amount to whatever she needed , she would get it , even if I had to borrow for it , she would get it from somewhere . |
| 27 | Do you know what the total price of the tickets would have been if I had to pay for this , one hundred and ten pounds |
| 28 | if I had to pay for it |
| 29 | That they have cost me no more than my time makes such decisions much easier than if I had paid for them in gold . |
| 30 | if I have to wait for you I 'll wait forever cos your eggs are not done |