Example sentences of "i prayed for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For weeks afterwards I prayed for her , though I 'm not religious and she seemed as fit as ever . |
| 2 | I prayed for the ardour of the fruit tree , the passive rapture of the long grasses , the patient infinite receptivity of the stone walls that also pulsed and shivered with love of the Light . ’ |
| 3 | I prayed for forgiveness . |
| 4 | I prayed for us both before the altar , then lit two fat little night-light candles , one for Dana , one for myself , the larger one for him . |
| 5 | As I prayed for the peace of our souls and for forgiveness for both of us , I was startled to see the wick on his candle fall over and almost go out , while mine remained upright and brightly shining . |
| 6 | I prayed for them in their growing up years more than I had ever done before . |
| 7 | Ten miles out , while pedalling uphill through the dripping gloom of a forest , I prayed for some vital piece of bike to snap off and put an end to my misery . |
| 8 | I prayed for him to be filled with the Spirit . |
| 9 | I prayed for God to let me live . |
| 10 | All week I prayed for a miracle , but it was not to be |
| 11 | I prayed for a miracle all week but it was not to be . ’ |
| 12 | I prayed for all the King 's Kids in their work places . |
| 13 | In both cases it is open to others also to define the water as having something wrong with it : as one officer put it , having described an oil pollution which at the time was beyond his control : ‘ I prayed for rain and darkness ’ . |
| 14 | I prayed for us all in the family prayer : |
| 15 | When I was alone , I prayed for them both . |
| 16 | I wanted my old friend to be there ; I prayed for nothing to have changed . |