Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I tried to reach for the phone to ring Howard , but my arm refused to move . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Four wins from nine games would probably earn us a play-off place but I want to go for the No.2 spot . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to fight for the world title and to do it against a fellow Brit would be just great . |
| 9 | I 've already made up my mind that I want to sign for the Blues . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I hope to arrange for the Broadcasting Committee to consider the issue at an early date . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | And as the embarrassing minutes ticked away I began to realize for the first time the enormity of the problem which confronted Mrs Rumney . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I like to look for the distinctive features of a location , features that we can key into to get a synergy of strengths , ’ she says . |
| 17 | I loved to stop for the night but dreaded the effort of making camp . |
| 18 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |
| 19 | I decided to go for the barn and struck lucky twice in a row . |
| 20 | I just did n't quite judge it right , so I decided to go for the hole rather than ipe the team out ! |
| 21 | After browsing in the local bookshop and buying a few necessities for the flat , I decided to leave for the course . |
| 22 | I asked her to go to bed and I decided to search for the monster . |
| 23 | I decided to make for the orchard and the safety of my own trench . |
| 24 | And as I started to go for the third man , I heard the sound of police whistles , and then two policemen arrived with the woman , and the third thug ran for it . |
| 25 | But when he said that , I felt to blame for the situation I was in . |
| 26 | I no longer need to work and she was delighted when I offered to care for the baby during the week . |
| 27 | I chose to speak for the motion rather than against , for as a matter of hard fact devolution was dead . |
| 28 | ‘ I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race . ’ |
| 29 | He was so frightened that I went to look for the animal . |
| 30 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |