Example sentences of "i [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 2 | Canan and her boss know exactly what to expect from each other : ‘ It 's far easier for me to work for another Turk because I can talk about pay rates and things like that more openly . |
| 3 | She seemed so happy and positive and the thing that made me opt for that hospital was when she said , ‘ Childbirth is the woman 's experience , we 're just here to back you up . ’ |
| 4 | I asked for that did n't I ? |
| 5 | I asked for that to be done at the earliest opportunity , the following morning at 9 o'clock . |
| 6 | yes that was at quarter past eight Saturday morning and at ten to eight my aunty came at night and went fucking mad she said I want a dressing and I want it now , twelve hours ago I asked for that dressing and were n't done then came |
| 7 | Then I asked for half the fee in advance , and was given a wafer confirming the immediate transfer of the amount to my Fedbank . |
| 8 | Well I asked for those |
| 9 | I asked for more work — anything to keep my mind occupied . |
| 10 | I asked for more money because of Zadak : I wanted to give him money for rain . |
| 11 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 12 | I asked for some children to work with me . |
| 13 | I asked for some once . |
| 14 | I asked for this to be brought ‘ to the attention of the appropriate committee ’ . |
| 15 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
| 16 | I asked for this to be arranged twelve months ago , but it is still in the hands of the solicitor , who does not answer letters . |
| 17 | Well it should be in the file and I asked for this and keep it before me when a scheme is set up , A we have a map which I must have sent out letters , |
| 18 | And I applied for that job , and I got it . |
| 19 | I applied for several and this one came up , that 's all , I did n't choose it particularly . ’ |
| 20 | The Opposition replied , ’ That was 10 years ago ’ , to which my hon. Friend the Member for Teignbridge ( Mr. Nicholls ) , whom I commend for this observation , said , that 10 years was a very long time for the Leader of the Opposition and 10 minutes was about the average length of every policy that he had put forward . |
| 21 | It follows that I award for this period of care by the plaintiff 's parents the sum of fifteen thousand pounds which equates to an award of three pounds hourly for five thousand hours . |
| 22 | This I endured for several months , having no spirit even to complain . |
| 23 | I mean for that er |
| 24 | I mean for this market research one , we ought to finish this tonight because if she comes tomorrow |
| 25 | It wor i I mean for those it did work |
| 26 | I am sure de Macon had his hand on his dagger hilt and I realised for all they knew I could be a member of the Luciferi . |
| 27 | And what will I earn for this work ? ’ |
| 28 | It would n't be an exaggeration to say I lived for that owl during that very intense period of training . |
| 29 | I lived for many years in the north of England . |
| 30 | Good Friday is about punks at Hastings , where I lived for many years , seen feeding a hot-cross bun to pigeons . |