Example sentences of "i for a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
| 2 | Miguel promised to look after me for a year while I got some business experience before going to university . ’ |
| 3 | I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months . |
| 4 | You have to quite carefully , be extra carefully with me for a minute cos I ca n't quite |
| 5 | She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’ |
| 6 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 7 | Erm , and actually formalize the assignment , so people will see what you 've got to do , if the others will bear with me for a minute or two . |
| 8 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 9 | K : ‘ He took me for a pizza and we got on brilliantly from then . ’ |
| 10 | My father stopped , looked at me for a bit and then said that in the circumstances I could go out that night — providing I milked the cows first . |
| 11 | We had many chats and on several occasions I had him join me for a sandwich and coffee at the Georgia Grill . |
| 12 | ‘ Miss Fitch took Edward and me for a walk and we gathered stones and pebbles . |
| 13 | He asked me for a light and I offered him one of my Gauloises . |
| 14 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 15 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 16 | I put my arm across his shoulders , and as he leaned against me for a moment and sobbed I wondered if he had ever been able to cry like this — like a little boy with somebody to comfort him . |
| 17 | ‘ Would you really , a man of your enormous wealth , sue someone like me for a sum that to you is little more than pocket-money , but to me represents my very livelihood ? |
| 18 | ‘ That girl of yours asked me for a statement and I gave her one-more than she bargained for , and I made her take it all down . ’ |
| 19 | I did n't think they were gon na fucking hit me for a fiver as well . |