Example sentences of "[vb base] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can also map almost anything to a key-combination on the keyboard — how does |
| 2 | What did dad cook you for your dinner ? |
| 3 | The great advantage of such institutions is that they fit you for prison conditions . |
| 4 | For example , ‘ I forgive you for being so patronising towards me ’ would make them feel that they were having their sins confessed to them . |
| 5 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 6 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 7 | She said , ‘ More fool you for leaving it in a car park , ’ and little Apricot said , ‘ Yes , that 's right , Mum . |
| 8 | We want you for flying duties . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You 'll never know if people want you for your looks or for yourself . |
| 10 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 11 | I want you for my general — my most trusted man . |
| 12 | We want you for Good Money . |
| 13 | ‘ Whatever they want you for , they wo n't get you through me . |
| 14 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 15 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 16 | And the same thing , that if a major client like the Health and Safety Executive said to me , Ricky we 're running a regional training week in the last week of November , and we want you for three days , you know , I , I do n't say to them well look you know , well two of those days are catch up days , I ca n't possibly do it , why do n't you move your whole regional training week to next week ? |
| 17 | That 's what I want you for ! |
| 18 | Cos you do n't know what I want you for . |
| 19 | You are as wonderful as I expected , and I worship you for it . |
| 20 | organize you for doing that scan . |
| 21 | organize you for doing that scan . |
| 22 | It 's very difficult to get professional advice that is apposite — you used to be able to get free advice from the Ministry of Agriculture but now they charge you for the privilege of being told how not to farm . ’ |
| 23 | So , and they charge you for how many electrons you use . |
| 24 | And the electricity people charge you for kilowatt hours . |
| 25 | it was nothing for you to have the er sole of your sh shoe flapping off and having to wear 'em till the p there was a little man that used to mend the shoes in Hirael there and you 'd go to him and he 'd put a couple of nails , never charge you for it you know . |
| 26 | No , no and very often they charge you for one a tremendous amount illustrated ! |
| 27 | I do n't think it 's really clean , and they charge you for it ! |
| 28 | They swear black and blue , they charge you for that meter as well ! |
| 29 | And charge you for it . |
| 30 | But if you wanted a single bed moving , then the cheapest way would be just to have one man , he comes we charge you for the time we take , with a minimum of an hour 's charge . |