Example sentences of "and i [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 2 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 3 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 4 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 5 | When Eva had gone and I lay for the first time in the same house as Charlie and Eva and my father , I thought about the difference between the interesting people and the nice people . |
| 6 | Professor Pearn and I had for the last ten years been interchangeably secretary and editor of the Burma Research Society , and when we discovered that the Society 's bank had been able to get our balance safely into India before the break-up , we conceived the plan of a series of Burma Pamphlets , describing various aspects of the national life . |
| 7 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 8 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 9 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 10 | Her crew danced to their tasks , and I understood for the first time the meaning of the Indonesian words for " crewman " — " anak prahu " , literally " child of the prahu " . |
| 11 | ‘ As your commanding officer , I 'm the senior member of the Board and I speak for the others . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've nothing to add except to say that I 'm surprised no one 's tried to squeeze more out of me since and I apologize for the fact that there 's only one chair here so I ca n't ask you to sit down . ’ |
| 13 | Chair , if I could move on then to the budget proper , and I apologize for the numbering . |
| 14 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 15 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 16 | Girls , money , fast cars — it was the choice between that and working in a factory for the rest of your life , and I went for the girls — ‘ I 'll have the girls and all the money , please . ’ |
| 17 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
| 18 | Frances told me about their life in Cornwall and I felt for the first time in my life that I was among people of an older generation that I understood , real people . |
| 19 | And I asked for the Kommandant 's help to have him released . |
| 20 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 21 | and I competed for the Quain Essay prize — a sum of 50 — to be written on the survival of the medieval conception of tragedy in post-medieval literature . |
| 22 | We talked about other things , and I told for the first time the story of how I lost the job at Drummonds , which made us both laugh so much the nurses came running with shocked looks to shut us up . |
| 23 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 24 | and I worked for the council so he spoke to me one day and he said , Will you cut the roads with a tractor and a mower . |
| 25 | The contractions stopped and I wondered for the hundredth time what my son would look like . |
| 26 | As an entertainer I run in bright colours and I run for the public . |
| 27 | And I learned to drive — mum and dad paid for my driving lessons and I paid for the driving test . |
| 28 | It was time to find Graham Fearnley and I headed for the champagne tent . |
| 29 | At the Lochy Bar in Caol ( pronounced cool ) just outside Fort William , Martin and I meet for the first time . |
| 30 | And I think for the dyslexic child , for the disturbed child generally , we need to offer an atmosphere which is calm . |