Example sentences of "i [to-vb] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall .
2 My father wished me to try for a history scholarship and I occasionally read as hard as it was possible to do without any interest in history beyond the attempt to memorize facts … .
3 He told me to watch for a seaman with one leg and to let him know the moment when a man like that appeared .
4 If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract .
5 ‘ Well , ’ said Fribble , ‘ Calatin here has been so kind as to invite me to stay for a while .
6 Did any News reader obtain one and would they sell me a copy or allow me to pay for a loan of a negative ?
7 I could understand the term ‘ genetic engineering ’ — well , as long as nobody asked me to speak for a minute without hesitation or deviation — and I recognized ‘ DNA ’ , which was said to be the basic stuff of life .
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