Example sentences of "i have [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then how would I have felt , she asked herself as she hurled the jeep down the motorway , finding that I 'd fallen again for a man as cold and hard as that — finding out when it was too late what he was really like ? |
| 2 | ‘ I took a plumbers apprenticeship when I left school , ’ he said , ‘ But after I 'd worked here for a while , I decided to stay on full time . ’ |
| 3 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 4 | If I had gone away for a couple of days , I returned expecting almost to have to push the door open but to my amazement , the place was immaculate . |
| 5 | I 've had first hand er experience of the States because I 've worked there for a couple of years . |
| 6 | I 've looked everywhere for a weapon , but there 's nothing of any use , even if I had the strength and skill . |
| 7 | I 've settled now for a sort of uniform during the day of a skirt , silk shirt and a jacket , with a three-quarter length cashmere coat over it in winter . |
| 8 | He was absolutely right to welcome the substantial increases that I have announced today for a range of programmes . |
| 9 | This ranks as one of the few occasions in the past 20 years when I have forked out for a little bottle . |
| 10 | Josie glanced at the old folding travel alarm that she kept open on the makeup table , and said , ‘ I have to go somewhere for a minute . |
| 11 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You have to remember that Tim , Sue and I have worked together for a very long time now . |