Example sentences of "me [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 | When we reach the pit straight again , exceeding 130 mph , Brundle tells me to listen out for the tone of screaming on the front left tyre . |
| 14 | ‘ Annabelle told me to look out for her brother John . |
| 15 | He 'd have been a mark for all the wise guys without me to look out for him . ’ |
| 16 | Just send one of them in here and then I 'll see if I can er I do n't mind really I 'll see if I can which one would like me to chat up for you I suppose really that 's basically it . |
| 17 | Two ninety nine , you want me to send off for that ? |
| 18 | ‘ Well , listen to that , and after she near 'ad me cryin' me eyes out for 'er . |
| 19 | PAMELA : Pray , your honour , let me go down for it is not for me to hold an argument with your honour . |
| 20 | From the smaller to the greater , the patterns always hold true , and the Factory has taught me to watch out for them and respect them . |
| 21 | The main problem to prevent me playing on for too many years to come will be the competition from younger players at Middlesex . |
| 22 | He practically had me signed up for the European Monetary System when all I wanted was to touch him for a gold moidore . |