Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] me for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Miguel promised to look after me for a year while I got some business experience before going to university . ’
2 ‘ She has worked for me for a long time .
3 ‘ I was so happy when he kinda stopped chewing on me for a second . ’
4 I was so glad that the ‘ family ’ came to stay with me for a change .
5 I understand all right , and if you think you 're going to live off me for the rest of your life you 're mistaken .
6 He was coming to stay with me for the British Grand Prix in three weeks , ’ said Lord Hesketh , now Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords .
7 He looked from one to the other , his bleak glance resting briefly on Sarella 's upturned face , and then he said , ‘ I tell you one thing , Peter ; when you 're down and out and she 's left you for richer pickings do n't come running to me for a hand-out , because it wo n't be forthcoming .
8 Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time .
9 ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time .
10 He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay .
11 I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months .
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