Example sentences of "and i [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sally and I looked for something local and intense , a compromise between a traverse of the Meije in the wake of great names , or a pass crossing in the wake of a continental alpine course . |
| 2 | He had my old measurements and I apologised for all that I was doing to his calculations . |
| 3 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 4 | I believe in your support , in the support of the peoples of Russia , and I hope for it . |
| 5 | It 's been a very revealing programme for me and I hope for you . |
| 6 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 7 | It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk . |
| 8 | She was a kind and gentle girl and I cared for her greatly . |
| 9 | It is difficult to come to terms with the fact that I mean it 's people that you 've worked with for a week , at a time and I mean for three and a half years every second week you 're working with that guys in a confined space , you get to know them really well . |
| 10 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 11 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 12 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 13 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 14 | ‘ To begin with , I worked for the family , pushing the churns round the streets on the milk-cart , but then I got too old for that , and I applied for work with the Dock workers Guild at Jubilee Wharf . ’ |
| 15 | take it in the end but erm anyway I got this diploma and er then I was quite annoyed because erm Social Services then erm pu the Welfare for the Blind was dealt with by the Public Health Department and a vacancy occurred in the Public Health Department for erm Blind Welfare Officer , or at least a Welfare Officer for the Blind and I applied for it and erm , they er did n't make an appointment because they did n't er get in other applications but they di they did n't offer me the appointment . |
| 16 | And I applied for that job , and I got it . |
| 17 | This was the visible humanitarian face of elite soldiering , and I fell for it . |
| 18 | And I fell for it . |
| 19 | And I apologized for what I 'd done , sold the firewood , took 'em home again . |
| 20 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 21 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 22 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
| 23 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 24 | When Eva had gone and I lay for the first time in the same house as Charlie and Eva and my father , I thought about the difference between the interesting people and the nice people . |
| 25 | And I read for about an hour . |
| 26 | It was pure showbiz , and I noted for later that Allan 's shorts , which were similar to those that some Americans and Italians were wearing , had played a not inconsiderable part . |
| 27 | Professor Pearn and I had for the last ten years been interchangeably secretary and editor of the Burma Research Society , and when we discovered that the Society 's bank had been able to get our balance safely into India before the break-up , we conceived the plan of a series of Burma Pamphlets , describing various aspects of the national life . |
| 28 | I thought about telling him the arrangement Laura and I had for that night , then decided against it . |
| 29 | It was such a shame that he felt like that and could n't recognize the true and deep affection that Terry , Brian and I had for him . |
| 30 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |