Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a sort of metal fence I can sit on , so I rest there for a bit and watch the ducks and that . |
| 2 | I Tried to get some cleaning help but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 3 | ‘ At that time I tried to get some cleaning help , but all I was offered was a shopping service , so I paid privately for a helper . |
| 4 | you have a sweet and all that sort of thing , I mean you ca n't I ca n't resist them if I go out for a meal , I 've got to have the sweet , I 'd rather have the sweet |
| 5 | Well I was n't married but I used to go in there and I used to come home er say in Winter if I come home for a w week or two , I go in there , and sit by the fire and have a yard . |
| 6 | " I mean , what are my chances , if I stick around for a couple more months ? " |
| 7 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 9 | While I go up for a bath you can take stock of the supplies I brought . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 12 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 13 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 14 | Do n't stop playing on me now when I get home for a cup of tea ! |
| 15 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 16 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 17 | I got an elbow in the face as I went up for a header and I remember putting my head down and running straight into Bull 's back . |
| 18 | While I 'm digging that garden she used to go out roll in the trench what I 'd dug and soon as I went in for a drink she was in there before me ! |