Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February 1940 at the Labour Exchange at Devizes , I duly registered for military service . |
| 2 | I secretly hoped for twenty-one . |
| 3 | Never , perhaps , have I so lived for such a long time together . |
| 4 | I only go for older women . ’ |
| 5 | The committee 's just the cover , I only work for one man . |
| 6 | I had sweat all over my face and as soon as they opened the door I just went for one of them . |
| 7 | I keep thinking , well shall I colour it again or shall I just go for that bit there ? |
| 8 | I am more likely to hit the ball to the left , so I just allow for this to happen and I do n't have to make any swing changes . |
| 9 | One leads up an unfrequented glen occupied by wild goats and skirts the northern flank of Beinn Fhada to arrive at a rough bealach or col , where I once shivered for two hours waiting for the mist to lift off Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan ahead , which it did not . |
| 10 | I 'll never forget the cellar of a little pub where I once stood for 10 agonizing minutes — ( it seemed like a century ) — with three of my friends , facing four of the meanest-looking characters I had ever met . |
| 11 | That was all I ever felt for any woman — until I met you . ’ |
| 12 | How could I ever work for this man again anyway ? |
| 13 | That 's the one I always use for this exercise is scones , great . |
| 14 | I always go for heavy , Sixties-style eye make-up , though I 'm not sure black does much for brown eyes ! |
| 15 | Urgent demand for which I totally agree for millions more than the money is available er , as long as all the council says this is our priority of course you can have it . |
| 16 | the employer and I asked him what documents they produced , what report they produced we have written a letter about it , but I formally call for any report or document from and the second thing he mentioned were letters from about twelve members of parliament that they received |
| 17 | I would n't buy anything unless it had the British Standard kitemark on it to show it was safety approved , and I also went for reputable makes , taking cost into consideration , too , of course . |
| 18 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 19 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 20 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 21 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 22 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 23 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 24 | I also search for any out of print railway books . |
| 25 | If memory serves me right , I was promoted to Div 45 paddling in an Augsburg 72 , a high volume boat which I also used for many white water trips . |
| 26 | It 's a great guitar , which I also used for most of the rhythm parts , but then the Les Pauls just took over ! ’ |
| 27 | I also look for more wit and charm in ‘ La sérénade interrompue ’ ( I query the D natural six bars before the end , too ) , ‘ La danse de Puck ’ and ‘ Minstrels ’ , all of which are taken slower than usual . |
| 28 | It would have been defeat over what I now knew for certain was a perfectly reasonable and legal procedure which I would have found hard to handle . |
| 29 | I now know for certain that Selina Street is n't tucking Alec Llewellyn , or not for the time being anyway . |
| 30 | I mean I actually voted for this contract , erm , rather reluctantly , but it seemed better than not , doing so at the time , but we were given assurances , and it was very well understood by absolutely everybody , that vigorous management would be needed in order to achieve the targetising and that was the only way that the savings were going to be made , and it does seem that , that , erm that has not been going on . |