Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was actually hearing Duane Allman that made me want to go for a powerful kind of electric sound . |
| 2 | When I asked to speak for a moment with Miss Lavenza , a manservant showed me into a living-room and asked me to wait . |
| 3 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 4 | I suppose I had persuaded myself that sending men to prison was n't something I cared to do for the rest of my life . |
| 5 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 6 | I tried to reach for the phone to ring Howard , but my arm refused to move . |
| 7 | Above all I would like to thank the sector for your friendship and warm support , and I have every confidence that Sir Jeffrey , my successor , I assume that resolution two will go through unan , unanimously , will be car , will be able to carry forward with your warm support , the vision I tried to outline for the next year . |
| 8 | I tried to apply for a credit card , but they refused me . |
| 9 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 10 | I wan , I want to la , I want to live for a bit longer . |
| 11 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 12 | That 's probably why I want to go for a dump now . |
| 13 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 14 | ‘ Four wins from nine games would probably earn us a play-off place but I want to go for the No.2 spot . |
| 15 | I want to push for a win if I can . ’ |
| 16 | With my form filled in , I phoned : ‘ I want to come for a fortnight , but the problem is , I have a book to finish . |
| 17 | ‘ I like it here and I want to stay for a while . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't want a complacent little doll that I can manipulate , ’ he said strangely , ‘ I want to fight for every damned caress — and I think I 'm going insane . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to fight for the world title and to do it against a fellow Brit would be just great . |
| 20 | I want to consider for a moment the true price of coal . |
| 21 | I 've already made up my mind that I want to sign for the Blues . |
| 22 | But later he said : ‘ If the public thinks I deserve to fight for the title again and one of the champions would give me a title shot , I 'll come back . |
| 23 | John , of Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't until I came to pay for a car at the auction that I realised what I 'd done . |
| 24 | I hope to arrange for the Broadcasting Committee to consider the issue at an early date . |
| 25 | I begin to appreciate for the first time , as I stand here on the outside looking in , how very reserved is the world in which we work . |
| 26 | A fortnight later from Bradford , another set of solicitors rang up , explained that they understood the circumstances , said Look c could I hold the stuff there and what was I going to charge for the storage etcetera , er and they would be going to have to get an affidavit from this lady in Australia at some stage in order to give er him the chance to have the stuff back . |
| 27 | And as the embarrassing minutes ticked away I began to realize for the first time the enormity of the problem which confronted Mrs Rumney . |
| 28 | After three hours of continuous nibbling it seemed , I will confess , rather on the acid and insubstantial side , and I began to yearn for a bowl of pasta . |
| 29 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 30 | So I began to look for a husband . |