Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's easier for you to experiment to see how it works than for me to go in for a detailed but boring explanation . |
| 2 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 3 | I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I put in for a supplementary allocation only last week , ’ he said . |
| 5 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
| 6 | I settled in for a relaxed , warm overview on the world high up in the comfy cab . |
| 7 | I looked round for a living man to admire and follow . |
| 8 | I looked round for a split second . |
| 9 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 10 | I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull . |
| 11 | Once a month I go out for a serious session — the last of which was a hard circuit of Radnor Forest , but I enjoyed it tremendously . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I go in for a certain amount of golf , you know . |
| 13 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |