Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | An action was instituted — the only libel action where I acted for Harold Wilson which came to court — and I thought it wise to brief a member of the Opposition to act as counsel on his behalf . |
| 2 | The measure was termed the I-measure ( where I stands for intensity ) . |
| 3 | If you sign the document in your own home , as you would do with a doorstep salesman , er then the law does give you a chance to change your mind , although I hope for goodness sake you would all be very wary about signing any kind of legal document thrust under your nose from a doorstep salesman . |
| 4 | and within the last say twenty five years there 's been a dramatic change in the young people 's way of thinking , maybe more of them have gone to university than they did the previous twenty five years and that there is such a difference now than there was that I mean for instance if there was a war there would n't , there would be far more conscientious objectors than there ever was before far more than erm young man saying no I 'm going to fight for my country , be patriotic I do n't think you would find , for instance , the youth of this country so patriotic as they was in the last war , your country needs you . |
| 5 | Medical confidentiality you 're you 're just sitting there with bloody a private conversation we that I went for treatment with my doctor , and and the recommendations that she 's given me in , well well what 's the point er what er what 's going on ? |
| 6 | We had a succession of God-awful nannies we could n't afford — Clemence 's books had n't started to sell at that point — but the upshot was that I left for work late , came home early . |
| 7 | I 've got a , er comb , I 've got one of those that I use for Anthony at the moment and why brush ? |
| 8 | ‘ When I wear a fine coat , the working people that I want for models are afraid of me and distrust me , or they want more money from me . ’ |
| 9 | You see , God 's grace is provided in Jesus Christ all that I need for salvation . |
| 10 | So God 's grace is provided in Jesus Christ , all that I need for salvation and for a life that will please God . |
| 11 | ‘ That I did for Mr Lambert , ’ but the rebuff was cancelled as he brushed her fingers using the back of his hand . |
| 12 | Sometimes at work I feel I have had enough and I am overwhelmed by the material so that I thirst for meditation which can be a rededication and a balancing of our lives . |
| 13 | the farm yard set for Katie but then , cos I have n't got her so much , so I thought we , she , I do n't think she 'd be into police , I thought if I bought police and that was dearer and the amount that I bought for Ben and Charlotte |
| 14 | So it is to them , the creators of American literature , that I look for clarification about the invention and effect of Africanism in the United States . |
| 15 | droopy draws the one that I wanted for ages droopy draws . |
| 16 | " I 've got a copper bracelet on , that I wear for rheumatism , " she said , " will that affect your reading ? " |
| 17 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
| 18 | ‘ To begin with , I worked for the family , pushing the churns round the streets on the milk-cart , but then I got too old for that , and I applied for work with the Dock workers Guild at Jubilee Wharf . ’ |
| 19 | And I thought for fuck 's sake , and he is like that , his mum as well is like that . |
| 20 | for two days Signe and I waited for Harvey Newbegin to return . |
| 21 | This motion condemns rise in unemployment caused by the incompetent handling of the Tory government 's economic policies and I ask for support of the T U C campaigns for the unemployed , but I would beg really that when we do campaign , the T U C gives us more than two days to notify us of rallies and meetings . |
| 22 | And I fear for Shelley . |
| 23 | And I left for work at about 8.30 . |
| 24 | At last I was able to speak to Judge Kerwin , and I asked for news of my family . |
| 25 | The mercenaries fight for their hire ; and I fight for Alba . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ When I was a kid I saw that film , and I wanked for days on end . |
| 27 | On the way to the camp we passed a boulder where Tony and I competed for rock climbing idiot of the evening . |
| 28 | I had just time to think what a help he was being when another boot landed in my guts and I gasped for air . |
| 29 | Erm you know I mean i i wi the Queen I think has given a wonderful example and her family life and I feel very sorry for the way her her children have you know the stresses of modern life ha have caused all these things and I feel for Charles an and Diana deeply . |
| 30 | If the woman answers citizen in Britain not just in certain areas , and I move for support . |