Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 2 | How about your Christmas card this year ? why not knit one and them photograph it for a really professional look ? |
| 3 | This way , Dad and I get you for a little longer . |
| 4 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 5 | There 's a man and a woman sitting at a table by the window , and I watch them for a bit . |
| 6 | The smoke sort of hangs in blue layers above the bed and I watch it for a bit . |
| 7 | There 's a fag end on the ground by my eye and I watch it for a bit . |
| 8 | No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run . |
| 9 | Right I 'm convinced such a good breed and you very kindly rigged this Topper up for me so well you wo n't mind if I take it for a spin will you ? |
| 10 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 11 | Erm do you mind if I leave you for a second ? |
| 12 | Yes , every now and then the temptation to do something sort of very cool and very sort of ten point Univers and you do it for a bit , and you 've done it and then you use some proper faces instead . |
| 13 | Yeah , like somebody else , like , you 're walking down the street , like , you 're in a house and , and you check it for a minute and you 're like |
| 14 | Collector 's corner is the feature round about three thirty so if you want to go on collector 's corner if you collect anything for a hobby that 's the spot for you . |
| 15 | " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . " |
| 16 | If you leave it for a while , the reeds invade , and there 's no expanse of water at all . |
| 17 | ‘ Be soft with this London lot and they take you for a ride . |
| 18 | " I know you come over a little shy when I talk about you this way , Chuck , but I do it for a good reason , " continued the senator , lighting a Havana cigar with elaborate care . |
| 19 | But I do n't think in gender terms at all when I interview someone for a job . |
| 20 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
| 21 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |