Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 2 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 3 | I remembered that Charlie had always wanted to know how prices in Chelsea compared with those in Whitechapel , so I decided to find out for him . |
| 4 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 5 | I started to show up for my seminars and tutorials shabbily clad , or not at all . |
| 6 | I meant to look out for her , show her the picture . |
| 7 | I used them , about 14 a day , for a week and I managed to stay off for about a month . |
| 8 | They said I had to lie down for two hours because I was going to be groggy , but I thought Fred would be worried . |
| 9 | So then I had to put in for another grant because he 'd smashed every damn thing . |
| 10 | I had to yell out for him to hang on a minute . ’ |
| 11 | I had to stock up for the holiday break . ’ |
| 12 | And er I got roped into it one year because I had to stop in for something or other that I Course I had n't done but |
| 13 | By the time I got into position , my lungs were bursting and I had to go up for air again . |
| 14 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 15 | Well Romeo was although he wanted to keep the peace , he was a chicken so I had to stick up for him cos I don I do n't like people doing that to my friends . |
| 16 | Daisy was about to say ‘ by women ’ , but hastily changed it to ‘ by members of the congregation as I was leaving , and I had to get back for Ethel 's heart . ’ |
| 17 | I had to make up for the ravages of time . |
| 18 | I had to find out for myself . |
| 19 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |
| 20 | In sharing the Reds ' upset win in that national trial he proved a bit of success as a distributor and made two scorching breaks which hinted at a swashbuckling touch to his nature : ‘ I was very keen to make a good impression in the trial because it took place a week after my ‘ B ’ debut against Ireland and I wanted to make up for two particular errors in that game . |
| 21 | ‘ I think you would have got up and walked out , but I wanted to stay on for ever . |