Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun prp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 2 | The following Saturday morning I asked Granpa for a couple of hours off . |
| 3 | I mean it 's it 's happened and I was ha I was so interested in the subject that I asked Mr for a copy of the report where it goes back in the history and of course it is the history of trading standards and , and so on . |
| 4 | Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying . |
| 5 | ‘ When I beat Nick for the Barcelona Open it gave me a three-year exemption on the tour but it turned out to be a £90,000 exemption — that 's what it cost me to keep playing until I lost it in 1991 . ’ |
| 6 | I meet Perry for the first time at the Starry Arms in Kentish Town . |
| 7 | I admired George for the care and attention he gave to Lennie . |
| 8 | I tipped Arsenal for the championship at the start of the season and that 's the measure of respect I have for them because they are so resolute . |
| 9 | I like Chris for a boy . |
| 10 | I thanked God for the small wrist compass that I wore as a matter of habit whenever I set out in a boat . |
| 11 | ‘ You had those inhibitions — that 's why I needed Miguelito for a little while . |
| 12 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 13 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 14 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 15 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 16 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 17 | ‘ I took Sally for a walk . |
| 18 | This emerges in the form of a dreary Swedish mantra along the lines of ‘ He tried to beat mee , but I beat heem , and so I won Weembledon for the first time . ’ |
| 19 | Having lived for 20 years in a country in which the dominant religion was Buddhism , I thank God for the Buddha 's inspiration : ‘ Now may every living being , young or old , weak or strong , living near or far , known or unknown , living or departed or yet unborn , may every living thing be full of bliss . ’ |
| 20 | It 's only the beginning for me but I thank God for the privilege of serving him this way . |
| 21 | I take Thyroxin for an under-active thyroid gland . |