Example sentences of "i [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When I worked for the Daily Telegraph , the editor , Bill Deedes , would say that he never missed the letters column of the Guardian . |
| 32 | Later I tell C that if I worked for the Daily Star , I 'd have my story already . |
| 33 | I suppose for the early settlers the smaller tarns such as those on Widdale , Baugh Fell and Whernside looked like tears on the face of the fell . |
| 34 | In the Annual Report two years ago , I called for the careful co-ordination of export support services from both private and public sector organisations . |
| 35 | ‘ I grieve for the white bodies |
| 36 | I looked for the black boots . |
| 37 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 38 | I looked for the knitted garments that I used to help her with but they must have all been sold . |
| 39 | As I reached for the fallen picture he said to me , ‘ That door 's gooin' ter fall off its 'inges one of these times . ’ |
| 40 | I reached for the thick directory . |
| 41 | I suppose I go for the dangerous types — the ones who look almost but not quite entirely wholesome . |
| 42 | I laughed for the sheer pleasure of playing such games with God 's strong world , then remembered the senator had told me that Robin-Anne liked to sail . |
| 43 | Now should I go for the yellow diamond , or … |
| 44 | Vocals went straight down with only the minimum of top end EQ to keep them sharp , and when I went for the final mixdown I have to say I was amazed at how big a sound was coming back from the monitors . |
| 45 | In fact , I went for the entire two months without seeing anyone . |
| 46 | Mm I went for the wrong one oh your turn |
| 47 | ‘ I thought I went for the Amazonian types , ’ he commented , ladling some of the food on to his plate warily . |
| 48 | I poured him a glass of the special malt which I kept for the rare occasions of celebration or consolation in my life . |
| 49 | I think for the male student who is subject to sexual harassment , or who gets the sort of inappropriate approaches that Marianne is talking about , that is unusual , it 's out of step with the way in which he perceives himself , and his sense of what he is and who he is in the world . |
| 50 | And I think for the dyslexic child , for the disturbed child generally , we need to offer an atmosphere which is calm . |
| 51 | In order to believe in the Devil we must rid ourselves of unhelpful images of him ( though we do not need to wax philosophical about him as I did for the doubting lady ! ) . |
| 52 | I had never been a member of the Labour Party , and on the first occasion when I could claim a vote I voted for the Liberal candidate in the Hampstead constituency . |
| 53 | those there , cos those are the ones I had for the European elections |
| 54 | So , I appologise for the excessive size of this one ; - } } ( I 've never had to say that before ) but I have decided not to compress them . |
| 55 | and I competed for the Quain Essay prize — a sum of 50 — to be written on the survival of the medieval conception of tragedy in post-medieval literature . |
| 56 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 57 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 58 | I longed for the emotional and social cushion of the hareem which would have softened the impact of the days . |
| 59 | I longed for the sweet delights of eternity , and I gave my soul over to love Christ with every ounce of my power … |
| 60 | The type I recommend for the average player is one that has 12 to 13 degrees of loft , deepish in the face , and toed-in slightly . |