Example sentences of "i [modal v] [vb infin] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I may digress for a moment , I refer him in turn to the successful water system invented by the Greeks at Pergamon . |
| 2 | Ranald , lad , I must sit for a while . ’ |
| 3 | Well then while I was serving as a detective , you can just imagine I made plenty of arrests , and I got along reasonably well with most people , but there was one man I hated yes I hated him , I , I 'd only been a detective I should think for a period of about , oh five or six months , and a man , he called on the Reverend who was the , the vicar of St. Mary where |
| 4 | But perhaps I should stop for a moment and explain why Rose was angry about my nose and my hair — and why I , a Rassendyll , said I was an Elphberg . |
| 5 | I might go for a stroll to get up an appetite — the exercise 'll do me good . ’ |
| 6 | Er I might come for a little while . |
| 7 | And then , you know you think well erm , this sort of the area we 're going , I might look for a person , you know , particular types of person . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 9 | Then they 'll say ‘ I 'll stop for a cup of tea then — oh , I ca n't go now it 's too late , I think I 'll stop tonight but I must go home tomorrow ’ . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll walk for a couple of hours . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I 'll walk for a bit , ’ she called to him . |
| 12 | Perhaps I 'll go for a walk in the forest and see if I can sort something out . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll go for a walk , then , ’ he conceded in a sulky voice . |
| 14 | ‘ Probably I 'll go for a pint with my mates , ’ he replies . |
| 15 | I think I 'll go for a W-A-L-K. ( spelling the word letter by letter in front of a dog ) |
| 16 | ‘ I think I 'll go for a walk , ’ she said . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ I wo n't stay for a shower , I 'll go for a swim instead . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Whatever Sara might or might not have done , I think I 'll go for a walk . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ No , I think I 'll go for a short walk along the seafront . |
| 20 | I 'll go for a PGL victory tomorrow , while down at Carrick it would be foolish to oppose the NIBA . |
| 21 | Er , I 'll go for a dog . |
| 22 | I 'll go for a tied up cat . |
| 23 | But I live in Witney , so I 'll go for a draw on that one , even though it 's rugby . |
| 24 | I say , so I said , well I 'll arrange for a delivery . |
| 25 | I 'll settle for a good long engagement — to give you both time to be sure . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll settle for a deal with you … ’ |
| 27 | I 'll settle for a draw as long as we beat City & Swindon at home . |
| 28 | For the record — ’ he released the leg and Queenie straightened up in relief ‘ — I could call the police and have you arrested for wasting NHS resources on a hoax , but I tell you what , I 'll settle for a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust . ’ |
| 29 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 30 | Next time I 'll ask for a vote Mr Chairman |