Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Joseph Shill , I am arresting you for the murder of your wife , Maria Shill , at Windsor , on 19th December . ’
2 ‘ Miles Engado , I am arresting you for the — ’
3 ‘ They pay me , ’ he says , before qualifying his statement : ‘ I am doing it for the love of my art .
4 He thinks that I am selling her for the night .
5 ‘ Tommy Cook , I 'm arresting you for the murder of Christopher Jabelman … ‘
6 ‘ Iain MacPherson , I 'm arresting you for the … ‘
7 Well I 'm telling you for a fact that St
8 I 'm telling you for a fact that Steven wo n't touch you .
9 I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey .
10 I 'm telling you for the last time , Liz , get up and let's go home .
11 No , it 's just Cherry 's I 'm borrowing it for a while .
12 It 's all I 'm giving you for the moment : I seem to be embarrassing my client .
13 I 'm growing them for the wedding , they 'll have to get cut because I break them .
14 No , I 'm doing it for A level .
15 If it has the Zenith then , if you are leaving it for a long period , try pulling out the choke after it has stopped .
16 Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past .
17 For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time .
18 It 's cos you 're using it for an improper
19 ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time .
20 You 're asking me for a snap judgement , Miss Levington ? ’
21 ‘ You sound as if you 're interviewing me for a job . ’
22 You 're doing it for the child she 's foisting on you .
23 It er we are expecting him for the course on that date .
24 We 're taking you for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary . ’
25 We 're ignoring them for the moment . ’
26 They 're saving them for the Open . ’
27 The bill , th the , it 's three thousand pound , and they 're asking us for a thousand .
28 And they 're doing her for a road traffic accident at Morrow Road when Simon the bike .
29 They 're doing it for a dictionary for erm sch for students .
30 If they 're doing it for the right reasons , like the lady over there , a loving couple with a child .
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