Example sentences of "i [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | I reach for the super glue on the shelf , the extra strong kind that sticks wood and so on . |
| 62 | ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ . |
| 63 | The first piece I wrote for the New Statesman , almost exactly four years ago , began : ‘ People keep asking me , ‘ On what platform will you be standing for deputy leader of the Labour Party ? ' |
| 64 | Glancing through a book I wrote for the Daily Telegraph in 1970 , I was struck by the gloom with which many men and women — but especially men — viewed the prospect of what could be their happiest and most satisfying years . |
| 65 | I groped for the right word and found it' … |
| 66 | P.S. I work for the Inland Revenue — am I still allowed to be a punk ? |
| 67 | But our to avoid that situation I left and went to work with which kept me in the Edinburgh branch and within three or four weeks I stood for the local organizer and had not been successful . |
| 68 | Later it made economic sense to plan for the vehicle to carry things which had been given free in England but which were too heavy for me to manage for the whole way . |
| 69 | TBA is with me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 70 | Now a recap of tonight 's main news stories with Karen Fraser joining me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 71 | Time for a recap of tonight 's main stories with Karen Fraser joining me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 72 | Now another look at today 's main news stories with Karen Fraser joining me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 73 | Now another look at today 's main news stories with Karen Fraser joining me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 74 | TBA is with me to interpret for the deaf . |
| 75 | There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land . |