Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] you for [art] " in BNC.

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1 I must leave you for a while .
2 I must prepare you for a surprise that will not , I hope , upset you too much .
3 I think , therefore , that I must ask you for a ruling .
4 I 'll refund you for the apples , and any other damage .
5 I 'll tell you for a fact that Steven wo n't go for Ollie tonight , it 's Paul that 's gon na go for him .
6 I said , " That 's very kind of you , Mavis , and of course I 'll pay you for the gin , but if you do n't mind I 'd rather be alone .
7 I 'll pay you for the use . ’
8 But I 'll pay you for the two lots of coffee .
9 " If that be so , then I 'll take you for a wife .
10 I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods .
11 I 'll take you for a closer look . ’
12 I 'll take you for a meal and drop you at Ilse 's place afterwards .
13 No I 'll thank you for the confidence no .
14 I 'll use you for an excuse .
15 Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ .
16 I 'll swap you for an old X T Myrtle
17 ‘ Well , no dear , I do n't think I would mistake you for a stook of corn .
18 As beautiful and as wholesome as you may be on the outside , I shall reveal you for the black-hearted trickster that you are .
19 while I I think I shall ask you for a sheet with that sort of
20 Or you can forget the week as a unit of work altogether and you can say : ‘ I will contract you for a certain number of hours . ’
21 We will stop there on the way and I will leave you for a while to pay your respects . ’
22 Now I will leave you for a few minutes .
23 And if you let me go I will forgive you for the way in which you have just spoken to me . ’
24 ‘ If you are not careful someone will mistake you for a Hearthware , ’ said Ratagan , handing him his sword belt .
25 I put in two gallons on Saturday , and I can tell you for a fact there 's at least quarter of a gallon left .
26 ‘ These are all the variations I can show you for the moment . ’
27 " I shall have to take you back with me to Vienna , dear Tilda , yes , I 'm sorry , I sha n't be able to manage without you , fortunately you 're so small they wo n't miss you here and I can take you for a Glücksbringer . "
28 If this is not easily available , nobody will thank you for the error !
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