Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] i for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 2 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |
| 3 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 4 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 5 | As we sat discussing her script in the BBC canteen , her determined manner and the intensity of her gaze occasionally reminded me — though she wo n't thank me for the comparison — of Margaret Thatcher . |
| 6 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
| 7 | If it makes you feel better , you can even pay me for the drink . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't blame me for the way you interpret anything I say , ’ he said blandly . |
| 9 | Yeah , but they would n't pay me for the hour I was sitting there doing nothing you see |
| 10 | Although in the early days Derek was happy to drive me around and did n't even charge me for the petrol , pretty soon our visits here and there grew so frequent and far afield that he was finding himself quite a bit out of pocket . |
| 11 | I do n't want him to say well she did n't come round , she did n't ask me for the money , I mean I have n't ask him for the money and , he 'd like to on a Friday , when one come up , when the next one comes you can you ? |
| 12 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 13 | ‘ But the biggest joke is that Pauline actually recommended me for the part because she liked me so much ! |