Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was dead thin and not eating anything and then I got sacked for gross misconduct , y'know , for never going in and that . |
| 2 | I expected to pay for twin-lens versatility with loss of picture quality , but this was n't the case at all . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd hoped for personal service , ’ said Giles . |
| 4 | She looked me up and down and adjusted my tie an inch or so ( I 'd gone for green silk and I now had two ties ) , then said : |
| 5 | I wear them most of the time , otherwise I 'd arrested for indecent exposure |
| 6 | The illness did , however , convince me to accept another of the points Mrs Hill had made and I decided to apply for social security money . |
| 7 | It 's one of the things I try to do for selfish pleasure , glorious , indulgent , selfish pleasure , rather than for money . ’ |
| 8 | I almost wish now that I had settled for chronic asthma with which to punish Miller , dispensing with the limp and the sausage fingers altogether . |
| 9 | I 've worked for German Intelligence twice in this war . |
| 10 | Yes , I have changed insurance companies and , yes , I have asked for written confirmation of cover . |
| 11 | I have worked for Christian Aid , the ecumenical aid and development agency of the Protestant churches in the UK and Ireland , for seven years as Co-ordinator in the North West of England . |
| 12 | ‘ I refuse to pay for shoddy service ! |