Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ I met her for the first time this week . ’ |
| 2 | I met him for the first time ever when he took over the leadership of the party from the recently deceased Hugh Gaitskell in February 1963 . |
| 3 | My sister had a baby about three months ago , and I met it for the first time when I went home . ’ |
| 4 | That was when I met you for the first time , last week , at the consciousness-raising group that we started at the women 's centre a few weeks ago . |
| 5 | I sold them for the same price that I had paid myself . |
| 6 | ‘ For every improvement to the guest-house , I make something for the local people , ’ Anne said . |
| 7 | ‘ I make them for the shops to sell , ’ she told Virginia . |
| 8 | no I were gon na do , I got them for the days |
| 9 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah but I want it for the men that 's going to alter the gas . |
| 11 | I liked it so much that I used it for the show and played the hell out of it , it sounded so good . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't want you to be neglected , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 13 | ‘ Not today , thank you , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 14 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 15 | Or , when the , no , when I see , I meet someone for the first time . |
| 16 | I defended myself for the first time : I pushed him away . |
| 17 | I paid her for the call , and stayed chatting for a while , answering her queries about the cottage and then telling her of my brother 's expected arrival , and the possibility that he might telephone with a message . |
| 18 | Having read both books for the first time , I really enjoyed them , but once I read them for the second time , I saw how little there really was to them . |
| 19 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 20 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 21 | You must tell me what I owe you for the meal . |
| 22 | ‘ I have a full staff here but I released them for the fiesta in Palma . |
| 23 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 24 | I experienced the joy and excitement of the subject as I discovered something for the first time . |
| 25 | Okay , tell me , " I said , and I stiffened myself for the worst . |
| 26 | and I like it for the the sports , like the |
| 27 | I kissed her for the last time as she lay in her hospital bed : the bedclothes were crisp and undisturbed , and she looked very clean , just as she would have wanted to ; and very small , because she was so old , and having started life none too big had ended up , at the age of ninety-one , not much bigger than a child . |
| 28 | Also , I blamed him for the way the bearers had deserted us . |
| 29 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 30 | As we left I thanked her for the ‘ nice tea ’ and off we went . |