Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I got home for Christmas he just said " What about listening to me now ? |
| 2 | We have also developed genetic sexing methods such as I described earlier for A. albimanus and we are using it with species such as A. gambiae s.s . , |
| 3 | I played once for Scotland against Wales and got booed every time I touched the ball . |
| 4 | I arrived early for lunch on September 14th , and then went up to my shared room to unpack my few belongings . |
| 5 | I climbed fast for fear my fingers might freeze to the rungs . |
| 6 | I prayed silently for peace to those venerable remains . |
| 7 | Not the other day , when I went home for Easter last year |
| 8 | I went home for half-term . |
| 9 | By the time I went home for Christmas , I had gained another pound . |
| 10 | When I went below for visits I found her eating dates and musing on Lawrence 's alleged masochistic sexuality . |
| 11 | I went there for lessons . |
| 12 | I cried desperately for recognition at people whose identities I had confused . |
| 13 | and then er , so by half past four I just about had enough like , so five o'clock I said well for Christ sake come on open your stocking now like and waking Arthur up and he saying well I ai n't , and I said come on it 's five o'clock , alright , and by six o'clock we 're downstairs , half past six the door |
| 14 | order the parts and everything , so I went down a couple of days later I said just for curiosity what 's , what 's it gon na cost us this bloody lot ? |
| 15 | ‘ I waited there for hours until His Grace came . |
| 16 | Running my hands over the matting , fascinated by the craftsmanship , I searched vainly for nails . |
| 17 | ‘ I sat there for ages , waiting , talking to the baby . |
| 18 | I thought like you about the windows , so I stayed away for moons and moons and then I flew back , but the windows were barred , for my mother had forgotten me and another little boy was in my bed . |