Example sentences of "i [vb base] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lay for an hour until the wind subsided enough for a hill to show two miles away . |
| 2 | I sit for an hour , alone at a table with only one drink of scathing hard whiskey , which does not fall lightly upon my throat , but burns my mouth and neck with the sting of memory . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 4 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 5 | I look for an adjustment some day . ’ |
| 6 | My application was successful and , for three years , I read for an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies . |
| 7 | Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . |
| 8 | I 've got that targeted I think for an Easter job . |
| 9 | I write for an American magazine . |
| 10 | ‘ I wish for an accommodation , a room , lodgings , the lodging house , full board , are your rooms clean , a room with a view , what is your rate for one night ? ’ said Twoflower in one breath . |
| 11 | Erm sorry , just to come back , er I work for an amateur theatre company |
| 12 | They 'd have registered the fact that I work for an advertising agency , and marked me accordingly : ‘ I do think essentially he 's a popular artist , do n't you ? ’ |