Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's what I got prison for the last time . |
| 2 | Late that afternoon we made a perfect three-point landing at the RCAF airstrip in Whitehorse , capital of the Yukon Territory , where I found shelter for the night in a bare but adequate room at the Whitehorse Hotel . |
| 3 | ‘ Theo , I want money for the trip to Amsterdam ; if I have but just enough , I will go . |
| 4 | This entry , entitled Gravesend Quotes , has appeared since I installed Quote For The Day , so it 's a safe bet that it 's storing information for that program . |
| 5 | ‘ As manager I accept responsibility for the team 's position and both parties agreed it was time for a change . ’ |
| 6 | I attend college for the first time in weeks . |
| 7 | I think that evening I felt instinct for the first time — what not to do and what to do . |
| 8 | I collect money for the IRA so we can build up an army and fight the bastards at their own game . |
| 9 | Can I propose Councillor for the one ? |
| 10 | Yes er that 's been the essence of what I 've wanted is er I 've , I 've had to have what I 've wanted by hook or by crook , and I do n't mean crook in a bad sense , I mean one way or another , you know what I mean and er I did job for the casters , same as they did jobs for me , you know and that 's how I 've gone through life , that is Michael . |
| 11 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |
| 12 | I have sympathy for the view of the convenor that it has been er revised er enough . |
| 13 | Oh well it 's gon na be another forty five minutes I must admit I have sympathy for the people who are going to listen to this . |
| 14 | ‘ Accordingly , ’ he was saying , ‘ I grant bail for the sum of £500 against your appearance in this court tomorrow , when trial will duly commence . ’ |