Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I put in for the eh , my driving test again . |
| 32 | We did a production of The Caretaker , which I designed , directed and in which I played on for the characters . ’ |
| 33 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 34 | ‘ I guess when I show up for the Majors I 'll be a little more popular . |
| 35 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 36 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 37 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 38 | With that , I galloped off for the train , and even had time for a drink before it left . |
| 39 | I going round for a collection too . |
| 40 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 41 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 42 | Sometimes I drop out for the first verse of songs and let Keith do rhythm and then I come back in for the second verse ; it brings the level of intensity right up . |
| 43 | I learnt this lesson the hard way : I turned up for a dinner party having remembered everything for the baby , even flowers for the hostess , and then the baby was sick all over my lovely silk skirt ! |
| 44 | ‘ I turned up for the interview , amid all these Bond beauties , in my tight black jersey dress on a really hot day , with false nails and false eyelashes sliding down my face , ’ Julie recalls with a smile . |
| 45 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
| 46 | When the rain stops I set off for a walk in the cool , after-rain air . |
| 47 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 48 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 49 | When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold . |
| 50 | I set out for an appointment in Sunderland on the day of its launch , full of hope as York station 's displays indicated the 11.34 InterCity to Newcastle was running ten minutes late . |
| 51 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
| 52 | While Lisabeth was mainlining Cadbury 's Bournville I rummaged around for a sports bag ( one that advertised Marlboro fags , naturally ) and began to pack a spare everything . |
| 53 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
| 54 | ‘ Nothing happened and as I like to race every weekend I signed up for a meeting in France on June 13 ’ , he said . |
| 55 | The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ . |
| 56 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 57 | " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today . |
| 58 | I settled in for a relaxed , warm overview on the world high up in the comfy cab . |
| 59 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 60 | The next morning he had left us to rejoin his regiment , even before Granpa and I started out for the market . |