Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 've some crazy notion in that muddled excuse for a brain that I 've got designs on your person , allow me to disabuse you of it right now , ’ he told her bluntly , bringing hot , but thankfully invisible , colour to her cheeks . |
| 2 | On a summer evening it is a superb setting for a drink and I believe that food is also served in that area . |
| 3 | He now ate what I cooked , and went for a drive when I had time . |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down and listen to the radio for a bit while I go up and wash . |
| 5 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 6 | I teased him for a bit that I did n't get it , it went for so much . |
| 7 | My fingers are froze , so I warm my hands on the cup for a bit before I try drinking . |
| 8 | He said hastily , ‘ I 'll be going away for a bit and I guess I 'll be ravenous when I get back . |
| 9 | I think if you had asked Freud what 's the minimum number numerically for one of , for the Bond Freud Crowds , Freud would have thought for a bit and I think he would have said three . |
| 10 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 11 | I did n't believe her for a minute but I did n't see what I could do . |
| 12 | Now , close your eyes for a minute while I get out of these . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll just er put you beside this seat for a minute while I check this whatsit . |
| 14 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 15 | I will be going to Australia for a holiday and I hope we can meet up , if work allows , because she is very busy , just like me . |
| 16 | When we got into the studio , I got Gibson to send a few guitars down for a try-out and I ended up using them the whole way through the album . |
| 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 | The McLaggans were spoiling for a fight and I thought the lairds might have the mettle to retaliate . ’ |
| 19 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 20 | Things might be difficult for a while but I did n't envisage any radical changes . |
| 21 | I worked on farms for a while before I joined my present company , so I know how to handle a tractor ! |
| 22 | After crossing several fields I turned down to the right to follow a metalled road for a while until I reached the first real treat of the day , the Roman road . |
| 23 | ‘ At least let me stay here for a while until I get my head clear . ’ |
| 24 | I was n't going to court to get the order reduced , just stopped for a while until I get a job . |
| 25 | And er this is what I do , Well I used to do jobs round here for a while or I 've chucked it up now aye . |
| 26 | Jamie sat in silence for a while as I went from screenful to screenful of wheeling , whining craft . |
| 27 | Fortunately I had taken my camera-bag with me , so fishing was abandoned for a while as I attempted to take pictures of moving birds from a moving boat ! |
| 28 | Yeah , I worked with a voluntary group for a while and I remember helping one lady go through , she was raped , and go through the courts , and all her past life was brought up , I mean I was so upset for her and yet the fact that he had actually raped twice before was n't brought up , but her past life was brought up and the man actually got off in the end because she just could not cope with being on the stand and dealing with it all and it was just so terrible that , that , that the , the ina , |
| 29 | As to a scoop , just hold the article back for a while and I think you 'll have one . |
| 30 | You know cos the woman I was with wanted to go for a swim and I said no you ca n't this guy , so I went up to him , I said what , what on earth are you fishing for ? |