Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | When I asked to speak for a moment with Miss Lavenza , a manservant showed me into a living-room and asked me to wait . |
| 2 | I made to reach for one . |
| 3 | I intend to live for ever . |
| 4 | ‘ It means , simply , that I intend to look for another job . ’ |
| 5 | As I say I think I 'll sum up and have a vote , and then I intend to break for lunch on conclusion of this item . |
| 6 | In the end we compromised , Singh apologised and I agreed to pay for repairs to his sidelight . |
| 7 | I agreed to care for ‘ our ’ baby whilst her mother had a little happiness . |
| 8 | I failed to realise for some considerable time the importance of commitment from the top down . |
| 9 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 10 | ‘ There was a time when I planned to live for ever , but the time has come to change those plans . ’ |
| 11 | I suppose I had persuaded myself that sending men to prison was n't something I cared to do for the rest of my life . |
| 12 | She said I got to go for erm pregnancy test . |
| 13 | I expected to pay for twin-lens versatility with loss of picture quality , but this was n't the case at all . |
| 14 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 15 | Its use is very simple — you tell the manager which cells hold the values you want to change , and they 're added to the scenario , which you name ( I tend to go for Disaster , Real and Brill — all self explanatory ) . |
| 16 | Certain combinations of landscape elements that I tend to search for were in short supply . |
| 17 | Faldo said : ‘ I tried to go for it and at least I put a scare into the guys out there . |
| 18 | I tried to reach for the phone to ring Howard , but my arm refused to move . |
| 19 | Above all I would like to thank the sector for your friendship and warm support , and I have every confidence that Sir Jeffrey , my successor , I assume that resolution two will go through unan , unanimously , will be car , will be able to carry forward with your warm support , the vision I tried to outline for the next year . |
| 20 | I tried to apply for a credit card , but they refused me . |
| 21 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 22 | ‘ I promised to pay for — ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Mr Blake , I want to apologise for — ’ |
| 24 | ‘ If so , I want to apologise for my timing . |
| 25 | And he was so happy that he said to his mother one day , mother I want to live for ever . |
| 26 | I want to live for ever t said the boy . |
| 27 | I wan , I want to la , I want to live for a bit longer . |
| 28 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 29 | I want to arrange for my body to be closed up in a transparent plastic parallelepiped ’ . |
| 30 | Do n't you think it 's time I was allowed to decide what I want to wear for myself ? ’ |