Example sentences of "i could [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to be a social worker so I could do something for these girls . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wish I could do something for them , ’ she said , and the concern in her voice was now innocent of duplicity . |
| 3 | I popped in on yer to see if I could do anything for yer , like did yer want a medical bandage that I could get cheap . |
| 4 | ‘ I could do it for thirteen . |
| 5 | I think we could all do what Andrew 's suggesting quite easily er I could do it for Geography , erm , I just think it 's making a lot of extra work . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't do it ! ’ she had to tell her , and , when her sister 's look suddenly became hostile , ‘ I 'm sure if you wrote to Mr Gajdusek , or phoned him — or I could do it for you , ’ she volunteered hastily , not wanting to be bad friends with her , now of all times . |
| 7 | erm I could lecture you for hours at a time on the subject . |
| 8 | If I were to ask a school-teacher to choose for me a sample which she considered to be a fair cross-section of her pupils so that I could interview them for a survey , there would almost certainly be a personal bias in the sample given to me . |
| 9 | erm , so I would come up the town with you if I could think what for |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , well you just said I could have it for thirty . |
| 11 | I could have you for that ! ’ |
| 12 | ABBERLEY : Promise me not to — I could kill you for making me ask you that . |
| 13 | When I did Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest up in Manchester I read the novel and found a speech in the book that was really wonderful on the character and I asked the director if I could read it for him . |
| 14 | I could ask them for details of Dr Kingdom 's visit in November . |
| 15 | Then I could keep it for many months . |
| 16 | And Lawrence confirmed yesterday : ‘ I would not discount making a move if I could get him for something like £700,000 . ’ |
| 17 | I could sue you for that . |
| 18 | I could wordprocess it for you |
| 19 | My father was the sweetest man in the world and there was nothing I could fight him for , or do against him , or he against me , because nothing was said that I did n't agree with , or he did n't agree with , because I was a very easy child . |
| 20 | And I rang them and see if I could cancel it for the Monday and he only , the doctor does n't sit on the Monday , so I 've got |
| 21 | I did n't realise that I could enjoy it for myself , not just for him . |
| 22 | ‘ Well now , I could see her for a moment . |
| 23 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 24 | I wish I could see you for myself all the same . ’ |
| 25 | I started playing when I was seven , so by the time The Stones happened it was not difficult for me to play , so I could appreciate it for the music alone . |