Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I asked to speak for a moment with Miss Lavenza , a manservant showed me into a living-room and asked me to wait . |
| 2 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 3 | I suppose I had persuaded myself that sending men to prison was n't something I cared to do for the rest of my life . |
| 4 | I tried to reach for the phone to ring Howard , but my arm refused to move . |
| 5 | Above all I would like to thank the sector for your friendship and warm support , and I have every confidence that Sir Jeffrey , my successor , I assume that resolution two will go through unan , unanimously , will be car , will be able to carry forward with your warm support , the vision I tried to outline for the next year . |
| 6 | I tried to apply for a credit card , but they refused me . |
| 7 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 8 | John , of Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't until I came to pay for a car at the auction that I realised what I 'd done . |
| 9 | And as the embarrassing minutes ticked away I began to realize for the first time the enormity of the problem which confronted Mrs Rumney . |
| 10 | After three hours of continuous nibbling it seemed , I will confess , rather on the acid and insubstantial side , and I began to yearn for a bowl of pasta . |
| 11 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 12 | So I began to look for a husband . |
| 13 | I loved to stop for the night but dreaded the effort of making camp . |
| 14 | I decided to go for a walk westward along the side of the fjord . |
| 15 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |
| 16 | I decided to go for the barn and struck lucky twice in a row . |
| 17 | I just did n't quite judge it right , so I decided to go for the hole rather than ipe the team out ! |
| 18 | After browsing in the local bookshop and buying a few necessities for the flat , I decided to leave for the course . |
| 19 | I asked her to go to bed and I decided to search for the monster . |
| 20 | I decided to wait for a review — you know what Microsoft 's other support lines are like . |
| 21 | I decided to make for the orchard and the safety of my own trench . |
| 22 | Sir : After reading a review in your magazine I decided to send for a shareware copy of Return to Kroz . |
| 23 | I needed to escape for a while — to leave my unhappiness behind me . |
| 24 | And as I started to go for the third man , I heard the sound of police whistles , and then two policemen arrived with the woman , and the third thug ran for it . |
| 25 | But when he said that , I felt to blame for the situation I was in . |
| 26 | I no longer need to work and she was delighted when I offered to care for the baby during the week . |
| 27 | I chose to speak for the motion rather than against , for as a matter of hard fact devolution was dead . |
| 28 | ‘ I went to look for a new car and the Lord said to me , ‘ Richie , you buy this car . |
| 29 | He was so frightened that I went to look for the animal . |
| 30 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |