Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In fact , I 'm so excited about everything , I think I only slept for a couple of hours . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I only came for a glass of water . |
| 3 | ‘ I just went for a walk . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I just went for a camera and when I opened the bag I could n't believe what was inside . |
| 5 | Can I , can I just pass for a minute and think on this one and come back . |
| 6 | , can I just speak for a minute . |
| 7 | My only desire was to keep these hideous creatures at bay whilst I desperately looked for a gap in the ring of steel surrounding me . |
| 8 | I was nearly in love , I was proposed to a couple of times ; on the other hand , I once went for a year without men , without sex — both seemed too much trouble . |
| 9 | I once went for a job as a fisherman . |
| 10 | No way could I ever vote for a person who approved of cruelty to animals and I would urge anyone who cares anything about animals to cast their vote elsewhere . |
| 11 | How did I ever fall for a paper-clip ? |
| 12 | Never could I possibly vote for a party that believed in the state ownership of the means of production , distribution and exchange . |
| 13 | I also arranged for a van to take the body to the mortuary . |
| 14 | I now opt for a Gamakatsu 6318 . |
| 15 | ‘ I really came for a word with Miss Passmore , but if she does n't mind you hearing what I have to say … ’ |
| 16 | I almost forgot for a moment that I 'm married . ’ |
| 17 | If a guy I mean I 've worked for farmers I I actually worked for a farmer once from seven o'clock in the morning till nine o'clock at night for five quid . |
| 18 | I therefore went for a term to a crammer , secured the necessary credit and was accepted by Magdalen College . |
| 19 | I even got to the point where I was an approved parliamentary candidate , but I never applied for a seat so I ca n't say I was ever rejected ! ’ |
| 20 | I never thought for a minute we 'd come off that green with a shot in hand ; maybe one shot behind , never in front . |
| 21 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 22 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 23 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 24 | Let , let me just continue for a minute and then , then ask a question later . |
| 25 | A news item in 1988 concerning a 590cm. ( approximately 19ft. ) long pilot whale washed up at Talland Bay recalls other sea mammals washed up on our coastline , one of which apparently qualified for a church burial . |
| 26 | As I look back to my inner training in prayer , I see an early stage when it consisted of asking God 's blessing on myself and those I loved , then through a stage of mental meditation , and finally a merging into contemplation , which did not need words , but a silent awareness of the presence of God , which sometimes continued for a quarter of an hour or more . |
| 27 | By contrast with the offences in Part 1 of the Act which specifically provide for a requirement of mens rea , no such explicit provision is made in this Part of the Act . |
| 28 | ‘ Would n't you rather go for a ride this afternoon ? ’ |
| 29 | But her consultant was n't too keen on the idea and she eventually settled for a domino birth . |
| 30 | If you enviously yearn for a PC sound card but ca n't afford one , Guildsoft 's Icon Hear-It for Windows might be the answer . |