Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , Fuchs blamed the deficit on the museum 's poor administrative structure , ‘ I did not have a system which enabled me to accept responsibility for the financial affairs of the museums ’ . |
| 2 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 3 | The following Saturday morning I asked Granpa for a couple of hours off . |
| 4 | I mean it 's it 's happened and I was ha I was so interested in the subject that I asked Mr for a copy of the report where it goes back in the history and of course it is the history of trading standards and , and so on . |
| 5 | Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying . |
| 6 | I sold newspapers for a bit . |
| 7 | I make allowances for the fact that the hon. Gentleman clearly prepared his supplementary before the news was announced . |
| 8 | ‘ I got permission for a symbolic statue , and this giant Pumpman is the result ! ’ |
| 9 | That 's what I got prison for the last time . |
| 10 | Course I do get the Woman and the Woman 's Own plus I swap Options for the Cosmopolitan off our Joy . |
| 11 | ‘ When I beat Nick for the Barcelona Open it gave me a three-year exemption on the tour but it turned out to be a £90,000 exemption — that 's what it cost me to keep playing until I lost it in 1991 . ’ |
| 12 | Late that afternoon we made a perfect three-point landing at the RCAF airstrip in Whitehorse , capital of the Yukon Territory , where I found shelter for the night in a bare but adequate room at the Whitehorse Hotel . |
| 13 | For clothes , I suggest catalogues for a good selection . |
| 14 | ‘ Theo , I want money for the trip to Amsterdam ; if I have but just enough , I will go . |
| 15 | Have I prepared gestures for the hymn ? |
| 16 | But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck . |
| 17 | This entry , entitled Gravesend Quotes , has appeared since I installed Quote For The Day , so it 's a safe bet that it 's storing information for that program . |
| 18 | I meet Perry for the first time at the Starry Arms in Kentish Town . |
| 19 | When I think of my previous existence — of all I thought I could reasonably expect of the rest of my life , an allowed place at the extreme corner of someone 's drawing-room carpet , a Servant 's garret or no better , I give thanks for every little thing , which is unspeakably dear to me . |
| 20 | How can I provide ventilation for a gas fire in the lounge ? |
| 21 | When I explain that I read books for a living , people launch into a frenzy of apologetic explanation : ‘ I do n't have the time ! ’ ; |
| 22 | ‘ As manager I accept responsibility for the team 's position and both parties agreed it was time for a change . ’ |
| 23 | I admired George for the care and attention he gave to Lennie . |
| 24 | I tipped Arsenal for the championship at the start of the season and that 's the measure of respect I have for them because they are so resolute . |
| 25 | I attend college for the first time in weeks . |
| 26 | I like Chris for a boy . |
| 27 | I thanked God for the small wrist compass that I wore as a matter of habit whenever I set out in a boat . |
| 28 | I watched tv for a couple of hours with this steak on my tummy and nothing happened . |
| 29 | I had heard Jean-Claude say that everything was cheap there , and I needed things for the attic . |
| 30 | ‘ You had those inhibitions — that 's why I needed Miguelito for a little while . |