Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked him for some bread and cheese , and he went down to the kitchen . ’ |
| 2 | I asked him for more but he said that with the family allowance we had the same . |
| 3 | Yes , I know how we got talking to this girl in the Post Office cos I erm I asked her for some stamps as well , you see , I wanted some cos I happen to be sending stuff of for Germany tomorrow . |
| 4 | comment if I asked you for some advice ? |
| 5 | I just knew I was inspired when I proposed you for this job here , that it would come back to me in some incredible way . |
| 6 | I hated him for that . |
| 7 | How I hated you for that . ’ |
| 8 | I taught her for several hours every day in the library , although it was not easy to make her concentrate on anything for long , as she was clearly not used to the discipline of lessons . |
| 9 | ‘ They asked for an appointment , so I arranged it for this afternoon . |
| 10 | I thanked him for all he had bought . |
| 11 | I could n't get to sleep , and I noticed in the air there was a red light flashing , and several other green lights flashing , and they were coming , helicopter noises , and er I watched them for several minutes and they seemed to be landing and one was stationary in the air , without moving , and rest were going up and down . |
| 12 | I watched them for some time , thinking smugly ‘ Ha ! |
| 13 | I watched it for some time but there 's nobody about . |
| 14 | I watched it for several minutes , and they seemed to be landing and one was stationary in the air , without moving , and the rest were going up and down . |
| 15 | ‘ I had to coax two into it because they are not very experienced cook , but I chose them for that very reason , ’ he says . |
| 16 | ‘ I liked him for that . |
| 17 | But actually I had her for half an hour to the commands and everything . |
| 18 | She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum |