Example sentences of "i [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When I was sure he was alone , I followed him into the bank and while he queued I read a leaflet to see if I qualified for a home mortgage . |
| 32 | He then said that he now had confirmation from the police and that I qualified for a transfer and would receive an offer for Govan ( where my dad is ) within a week . |
| 33 | ‘ How I long for a return to wingers , all-out attack — and entertainment . ’ |
| 34 | I long for a blockbuster that 's also good writing . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ Oh , I do n't mind , ’ said Ianthe , watching an old woman watering plants on a nearby roof ‘ How I long for a cup of tea ! ’ she went on , coming back into the room . |
| 36 | Do you know , I long for a family more than anything in the world ? ’ she blurted out with an intense yearning . |
| 37 | It was going fine till I tried for a reduction . |
| 38 | I tried for a job . |
| 39 | Oh , we was there — I expect for a month . |
| 40 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 41 | I 'll do what I want for a change ! |
| 42 | Down the street opposite , Spring Avenue , and towards the car park , where I head for a silver Ford Granada , so that I can pause and hide a mo , to see how the pursuit is going . |
| 43 | So stealing being a quick resort , you 'd I 'd f I I know for a fact I 'd find myself turning to it firstly and not lastly . |
| 44 | I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was . |
| 45 | I stopped for a bite at an eating-place that was in a huge hove-bubble , drifting slowly about the roof-tops along one of the main spiral streets intersecting the city centre . |
| 46 | A psychological astronomer , I calculated its apogee at approximately 2 to 3 o'clock , unless of course I stopped for a drink . |
| 47 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |
| 48 | I stop for a moment at my gate and look up at the windows of my house . |
| 49 | ‘ I freelanced for a while and ended up doing a lot of work for the Bee Gees in Florida , for Andy Gibb in particular . |
| 50 | I experimented for a while with rudders on drifters , working on the principles of sailing crafts where the vane ( sail ) is set at an angle to the rudder ( submerged stem section ) so that although the wind would blow the vane at the same angle the offset rudder would make the float cut across the surface carrying it out into the lake even though the wind blew along the bank . |
| 51 | ‘ I came for a drink — if that 's all right . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ I came for a month . |
| 53 | Rather than mount from the ground , which can take some young horses by surprise just when you do n't want to , I opted for a leg-up and repeated the walk , trot and half transitions . |
| 54 | To make this even more ridiculous , I decided to select the most unlikely container I could think of , so I opted for a supermarket plastic carrier bag . |
| 55 | Whilst at Abu Sueir I managed to get a great deal of tennis but my rugger was curtailed slightly , I played for a scratch side called the Canal Zone but was not allowed to take part in away matches because of the time I would have to spend away from the course due to travelling . |
| 56 | I played for a while , and then I stole up to look at her , because she was so still I thought she had fallen asleep , but her eyes were wide open , and there was colour , all rosy , high on her cheeks . |
| 57 | ii : ‘ I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 . |
| 58 | ‘ I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 . |
| 59 | I pause for a reply ’ |
| 60 | I just say , ’ I act for a living ’ . ’ |