Example sentences of "i had [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had trained for the first time only four days before ! |
| 2 | Fingering the lump , I began to scrape the theoretical barrel-bottom ; I had prayed for the whiff of putrefaction had n't I ? |
| 3 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |
| 4 | The fields and clouds were the same as those I had seen for the last half hour . |
| 5 | I had fallen for the oldest James Brown/James Brown joke in the book . |
| 6 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 7 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |
| 8 | I had felt for the first time a gnawing loneliness , finding echoes of familiar landscapes in the sweep of a glen , the gentle bend of a river . |
| 9 | The pot-bellied tosser told me that the club wished to make a gesture in recognition of all I had done for the ‘ Stiffs ’ during my spell as manager , and after much discussion it was agreed that they could best show their appreciation by raising the price of my season ticket for next year by 25 per cent . |
| 10 | WHEN CHRIS OWEN , Head of Natural History Publications at the Natural History Museum , published a painting of mosses that I had done for the National Museum of Wales , I had no idea that it would lead to a further and more exciting job offer , so a call out of the blue from Chris was a welcome surprise . |
| 11 | I usually stay later , but I had to dress for the dinner party . |
| 12 | He was ‘ astonished ’ by the ‘ excessive enthusiasm ’ I had shown for the Education ! |
| 13 | In October 1940 my last year at school began ; it was going to be a year of hard work , as I had to prepare for the June examinations . |
| 14 | I was sad about this because I am a clubbable person by nature , and have never regarded a game of golf as anything but an occasion of pleasurable social exchange ; but an end to Muirfield was the price I had to pay for the championing of Meehan 's cause . |
| 15 | However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report . |
| 16 | It 's very difficult , I had to pay for the sheep when the Chichester was here . |
| 17 | I had to fight for the right to cut dresses as well as suits , to make evening dress as well as day wear and even now , when I 've proved myself in those areas , I have to fight members of my own staff who believe I should still stick to producing powerful women 's suits . |
| 18 | I had to send for the police . |