Example sentences of "and i [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sally and I looked for something local and intense , a compromise between a traverse of the Meije in the wake of great names , or a pass crossing in the wake of a continental alpine course . |
| 2 | He had my old measurements and I apologised for all that I was doing to his calculations . |
| 3 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 4 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 5 | It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk . |
| 6 | She was a kind and gentle girl and I cared for her greatly . |
| 7 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 8 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 9 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 10 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 11 | ‘ To begin with , I worked for the family , pushing the churns round the streets on the milk-cart , but then I got too old for that , and I applied for work with the Dock workers Guild at Jubilee Wharf . ’ |
| 12 | take it in the end but erm anyway I got this diploma and er then I was quite annoyed because erm Social Services then erm pu the Welfare for the Blind was dealt with by the Public Health Department and a vacancy occurred in the Public Health Department for erm Blind Welfare Officer , or at least a Welfare Officer for the Blind and I applied for it and erm , they er did n't make an appointment because they did n't er get in other applications but they di they did n't offer me the appointment . |
| 13 | And I applied for that job , and I got it . |
| 14 | This was the visible humanitarian face of elite soldiering , and I fell for it . |
| 15 | And I fell for it . |
| 16 | And I apologized for what I 'd done , sold the firewood , took 'em home again . |
| 17 | And I read for about an hour . |
| 18 | It was pure showbiz , and I noted for later that Allan 's shorts , which were similar to those that some Americans and Italians were wearing , had played a not inconsiderable part . |
| 19 | Professor Pearn and I had for the last ten years been interchangeably secretary and editor of the Burma Research Society , and when we discovered that the Society 's bank had been able to get our balance safely into India before the break-up , we conceived the plan of a series of Burma Pamphlets , describing various aspects of the national life . |
| 20 | I thought about telling him the arrangement Laura and I had for that night , then decided against it . |
| 21 | It was such a shame that he felt like that and could n't recognize the true and deep affection that Terry , Brian and I had for him . |
| 22 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 23 | I am sure de Macon had his hand on his dagger hilt and I realised for all they knew I could be a member of the Luciferi . |
| 24 | And erm then after erm I had done my training as nun , I did teacher training , and I taught for twenty years , before becoming a social worker . |
| 25 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 26 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 27 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 28 | And I thought for fuck 's sake , and he is like that , his mum as well is like that . |
| 29 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 30 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |