Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If I do n't , I think she might sue me for every penny I have . |
2 | My father looked after me on the long journey home , and sat with me for every minute . |
3 | Exactly , they 're trying to screw me for every single penny they can get out of me |
4 | She came with me for no reason at all , whereas it would have taken quite a few other PCs to shift her . |
5 | But then he suddenly dumped me for no apparent reason and left me broken-hearted . |
6 | Pembridge said last night : ‘ I do n't know what the background is — all I know is he elbowed me for no reason at Highbury . |
7 | They wanted my bag and they grabbed it , but then they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness . |
8 | He tried to kill me for no apparent reason . |
9 | He came round to my side , stood beside me for a while , looking , puffing . |
10 | It was through a family connection , I think — anyway , as expected , she never had to ask me for a reference . |
11 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
12 | Would you like to come and sit out the back with me for a minute ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
14 | You 've been with me for a whole week now and you might just as well have been a girl , or a boy without balls . |
15 | Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad . |
16 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
17 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
18 | Must have been the early 1940s , my mother taking me for a walk near Bostall Woods during a gap in the bombing . |
19 | He did n't talk to me for a week after that . |
20 | ‘ Leave me for a bit , Billy , ’ she says with her back to me , so I go out and sit on my bed . |
21 | She looks at me for a bit , then she goes over to the drawer and takes out another envelope . |
22 | ‘ Every time you take me for a meal , it 's to a non-smoking restaurant , ’ said Bob in a somewhat annoyed tone . |
23 | Yes , I was possessed , but happy to be so , if it allowed me to be with him , to feel him near me for a few hours every day . |
24 | And then , I liked having nice little teas served to me for a change ; to have Wilson taking care of me and treating me like a lady — because there was a little something between us . |
25 | She had told him lies about where Bella 's money was hidden , pretended to be fascinated when he had lied to her about spending the day with his father : ‘ We played golf together , then he took me for a ride in the new car . |
26 | LONDON listings magazine City Limits is circulating pound coins with a ‘ Swamp Me For A City Limits ’ stickers on them . |
27 | Do n't mistake me for a patriot , but I want to take issue with Hardware director Richard Stanley 's remarks about the US ( FACE 24 ) . |
28 | ‘ So how about me for a mate ? ’ |
29 | ‘ What is there to stop your visiting me for a week ? |
30 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |