Example sentences of "i [to-vb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been yo-yoing up and down a rollercoaster for the best part of an hour and I was still hung over from the phial of ‘ Renshenfengwangjiang ’ — a potent blend of panax ginseng and royal bee jelly — that Michael Willis had persuaded me to drink for breakfast . |
| 2 | THANKS for the postcard , Mr Walker , ( who else ? ) advising me to dial for democracy . |
| 3 | My parents are very accepting ; my mum encourages me to dress for comfort rather than fashion . |
| 4 | ‘ Would you like me to stay for company ? ’ |
| 5 | She remembered how she had looked at Rose in some surprise , and said , ‘ Yes , that would be swell , but I have n't enough money with me to pay for supper . ’ |
| 6 | Late in 1970 Hilary Spurling wrote to me to ask for help in her book on Ivy . |
| 7 | They come to me to ask for advice , to see if the child is all right , or to check when it is due . |
| 8 | You ask me to dig for stone . |