Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you could find me a garret somewhere near you , where I could live for the next three months , I could finish it , and perhaps get it Published . |
| 2 | ‘ The recovery is taking a little more time than I 'd hope for but I 'm rather impatient . |
| 3 | ‘ Being best man was more than I could hope for . |
| 4 | It was more than I could hope for . |
| 5 | We all ended up happy , anyway , which is more than I can say for most marriages . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for the rest of this wretched world . ’ |
| 7 | which is more than I can say for the inflatable . |
| 8 | I said , ‘ I 'm so afraid that the motor areas are taking over ; but at least reflex actions are true to oneself , which is more than I can say for blind hatred . ’ |
| 9 | More than I can say for the other fella , Berger . |
| 10 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for your companion . |
| 11 | ‘ I do not suppose , however , that you will be applying for the position so I shall wait for Alain to send a few people here for me to see . |
| 12 | The Turbo Ninety has been out since October 1986 and is available on the secondhand market , so I would go for one of those If you do buy a Turbo Landy then check its service history as neglected oil changes in early life will show up later on |
| 13 | I 'm tempted to suggest the Mercedes S-class for being visually boring , but I respect Bruno Sacco too much , so I 'll plump for any current Maserati for not living up to the legend . |
| 14 | Now listen , I need an hour 's kip and a bath , so I 'll settle for the bath . |
| 15 | ‘ Loyalty to Werewolf , and the fact that he 's bigger than me , rule out answers 1 to 100 , so I 'll settle for knowing where the lad is . ’ |
| 16 | So I used to go for it , just in case , and nine times out of 10 he 'd find me . |
| 17 | He had me educated so I could speak for the Romanies of today — and of the future . |
| 18 | Both have given every indication that they will stay this trip , so I must go for Martin Pipe 's runner Minnehoma . |
| 19 | These are ancient divisions of the territory , recognized for centuries past as distinct pays , but you are unlikely to find them entered on a modern map , so I should apologize for introducing what will seem like obsolete names . |
| 20 | He never knew when he 'd be flying , you see , so I 'd wait for him every night at seven and hope he 'd be there . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ My lord , if I may speak for Shrewsbury , both abbey and town , I must tell you how grateful we are that Saint Winifred fell into such noble hands as yours . |
| 22 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
| 23 | If I may digress for a moment , I refer him in turn to the successful water system invented by the Greeks at Pergamon . |
| 24 | That 's including Chippingfield if you had seen it as we saw it when we came here you would recognise how much work has gone into building the town because I was on the the council then I was asked if I would stand for the council which was then only a parish council there was no urban district council that was n't formed for four or five years afterwards and of course , we had to fight for lights everything that , er that we needed we had to fight for because there was no lighting on Netteswell Road where our children were going to school , and there were little ones . |
| 25 | She came to me one day and asked me if I would stand for the council , which I did . |
| 26 | I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me . |
| 27 | His saying was " If I can work for 1 Yard an hour I can walk for 1 1/2d an hour . |
| 28 | The second planning policy guidance note which erm the new settlement tracked as was the policy guidance note number twelve , and I wonder if I can grapple for a moment with the S word , sustainable . |
| 29 | Just to answer some of the queries and comments that perhaps with Mr on the er problems of consultation , which we do accept , and they 're , if I can apologize for the coverage of the leaflet . |
| 30 | And if I will kill for you , my dallta , will I not lie for you also , to make your heart clear again ? |