Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Type Report on Yugoslav Spitfires by Peter Arnold in the April issue ( p70 ) evoked many memories for me and caused me to rummage around for some half-forgotten photos of nearly half a century ago , and there it was , Mk VcJK808 ‘ B ’ with yours truly in attendance . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's just one of those dreams the urban yuppy like me goes in for , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ No , David asked me to go back for coffee but I refused . ’ |
| 4 | It 's easier for you to experiment to see how it works than for me to go in for a detailed but boring explanation . |
| 5 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
| 6 | The nicest thing about Duckhurst Farm 's clear round afternoons is the atmosphere : they are meant to encourage horse and rider and the owners were happy for me to trot round for five minutes before we faced the first fence . |
| 7 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
| 8 | ‘ you come in ere half pissed once a month , usually around midnight , and expect me to jump around for you , now you 're bringing you mates as well . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Would you like me to find out for you ? ’ |
| 10 | I had spent Monday , after a cursory check of the Poles , making one or two repairs and improvements to the Factory , working through the afternoon until my eyes got sore and my father had to call up to me to come down for my dinner . |
| 11 | ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll . |
| 12 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |
| 13 | The wife and daughter were usually silent , but Service and I made up for that . |
| 14 | The producer , a blase+ young woman , toyed with a lettuce leaf and an olive , but on the rare occasions I am asked out to lunch I generally do without breakfast , so I made up for her and discussed the shooting schedule ( you soon pick up the jargon ) with the director . |
| 15 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 16 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 17 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 18 | Not that I 'm any good you understand — no natural talent — but I make up for it with hard work . ’ ) |
| 19 | Helen was worse than me , I got up for Neighbours , I mean , she was really dead . |
| 20 | How I got round for the four days of the tournament , I do n't know . |
| 21 | And when I got back for the last few weeks Mortimer had left … ’ |
| 22 | I lined up for the 100 metres at the AAA Championships and , lo and behold , everybody came out in similar outfits ! |
| 23 | ‘ I warm up for the down strokes by doing fast alternate picking … ’ |
| 24 | School taught me how to read early , and I found out for myself how to do it fast . |
| 25 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 26 | I phoned down for some eggs , toast and a quart of coffee . |
| 27 | I could dispense with anything else , everything else , including visits to the tax office which I rarely do except to replace my er brochures and and er things that I send round for information . |
| 28 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 29 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 30 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |