Example sentences of "i [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have any recipes that work particularly well , please let me know for future editions of this book . |
| 2 | It is rather like something that I used to do as a young groundsman coming up through the ranks , when I applied for vacant jobs all over the place , the bigger and more prestigious the place the better , and more often than not without the slightest intention of taking the job if it had been offered ! |
| 3 | I long for Anglican churches to be more confident in their expression of the Good News . |
| 4 | Cos I punished for stupid things . |
| 5 | I played for high stakes — and I have lost . |
| 6 | Since time is something I do n't have too much of these days I look for other solutions like hats , turbans , scarves or wigs and pieces . |
| 7 | I look for certain features , like the floor . |
| 8 | I have one or two such places up my sleeve which I save for difficult days but I do n't spoil it by going to them too often . |
| 9 | ‘ ’ Many the rich cheeses I pressed for ungrateful townsfolk , Yet never did I get home with much money in my pocket , ’ ' quoted Bacci , who had studied at the Liceo Classico . |
| 10 | The Prado 's director , Felipe Vicente Garin , retorted : ‘ Why should I call for new ideas when I 've already got my own ? ’ |
| 11 | I grubbed for whole ones , baby skulls |
| 12 | I advertised for male compositors [ to work the machines ] and got no reply . |
| 13 | Therefore , I ask for brief questions , please , to the Chancellor of the Exchequer so that as many hon. Members as possible may be called . |
| 14 | I think I go for clichéd solos in a way . |
| 15 | But I have different slides I use for different things . |
| 16 | I hollered for fortified wines and drank quarts of tongue-frazzling black coffee . |
| 17 | I think perhaps it is the cocaine I keep for medical purposes , pure , straight cocaine . |
| 18 | But as soon as I had the door shut I began to ransack the flat for the sheet music I keep for special occasions such as Christmas , bar mitzvahs , weddings and so on . |
| 19 | Arthur and I went for long walks — and that little village was the best place in the world . |
| 20 | If I could speak French like François Mitterrand I probably would n't have the empathy I do for young horses . |
| 21 | Oh , yes , you could , you certainly could , and as I said for long periods , parental an and offspring self interest will overlap . |
| 22 | Duck or diver , it had dived , and , though I waited for long minutes , it did not appear again . |
| 23 | He got a lot of Mr. Andrew 's money , too — I know a lot more than people think I do — and instead of being put aside for new ships it went into silly things like this grand building and I daresay for fat salaries for some people . |
| 24 | Erm , I work for Scottish Women 's Football and the plans we have for this year erm , shall hopefully encourage more women to come into the sport . |
| 25 | I work for Special Operations Executive , Colonel . |