Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I asked for cream when I came here . |
| 2 | I did , you 'll have to forgive me , I mean I think for the sake of those who were not at the meeting erm what we should really say is that actually said that he wanted to hear what kind of a parish we are so that he could attempt to match the , the incoming priest with you know the need of the parish . |
| 3 | Erm or I mean you know for advice about what they could do about D H S S. |
| 4 | That 's a particular no no I mean you know for goodness sake ca n't we av ca n't we actually ob observe studio discipline ? |
| 5 | And still you make sure I mean you know for that what I 've spent . |
| 6 | she already is in school , I mean you know for teaching like |
| 7 | I think in the current atmosphere of local government reform , I mean maybe there is an answer there , I mean you work for local councils but much of your role is concerned with statutory instruments if you like , statutory issues , issues which have got absolutely nothing to do with the people who are supposedly making the decisions which you 're supposed to implement , they 're made nationally , and you have to implement them . |
| 8 | I mean he came for a flying visit and he went back did n't he ? he came for a flying visit and went back |
| 9 | well the thing is I mean he plays for England under twenty ones |
| 10 | He wants me I mean he wants to do me a favour , Paul , so he might gi he might , you know I mean he say for us , I mean for us he would |
| 11 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 12 | ‘ I expect he went for a walk after . |
| 13 | Well as I say I went for this interview and she phoned me last Sunday did n't she ? |
| 14 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 15 | I suggest you phone for insurance . |
| 16 | I want him to shoot for every flag . |
| 17 | He declines and asks whether I want him to wait for me . |
| 18 | I might say ‘ Yes he s good and I want him to play for Leeds ’ . |
| 19 | I want us to think for a moment about the rights and needs of all those millions of children who do not go to school , who are invisible because very often development programmes tend to ignore er their needs . |
| 20 | So I want you to enrol for the winter term at Auburn for one course . |
| 21 | ‘ I want you to decide for me , ’ answered his client . |
| 22 | ‘ I want you to go for dinner with me . ’ |
| 23 | I want you to look for anything unusual — anything that could be due to a black hole . |
| 24 | What I want you to look for in the next little passage that we look at is the way that the Sanhedrin present their case to Pontius Pilate . |
| 25 | I want you to stay for my wedding ! ’ she said strenuously . |
| 26 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 27 | But still if you read that carefully it does n't say he ca that they ca n't do it , the C E C. So I urge you to vote for the motion two five five . |
| 28 | As we wandered about , we were treated with the kind of curiosity I imagine one reserves for a chance meeting with people from the planet Zarg . |
| 29 | I let him cry for a bit and then went over to him and squatted down beside him and put my hand over his shoulders . |
| 30 | And as Mark Paul , 20 , was led sobbing to the cells , his victim 's mother said bitterly : ‘ I hope he weeps for the rest of his life . ’ |