Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not asking you for a penny . ’ |
| 3 | Not just taking me for a ride ? ’ |
| 4 | Other negatives were Gareth Burnells 's ‘ No , mate , I do n't think there 's any particular dispute over this stretch of the Derwent , ’ and Neil Newton Taylor 's ‘ No , we 're just taking them for a walk' ’ on a picture postcard of Cauldron Snout . |
| 5 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 6 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 7 | And the Reds boss has delivered a surprise vote-of-confidence in his £2.2m signing from Derby even tipping him for a return to the England side . |
| 8 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |
| 9 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |