Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [pron] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A people without religion will in the end find that it has nothing to live for . |
| 2 | ‘ Then let's go and talk to the señora , and see if she likes you to work for her , Lina . ’ |
| 3 | My brother was sacked by a Tory council many years ago in Derbyshire because he had the guts to take it on , and he has nothing to apologise for . |
| 4 | Keegan responded : ‘ It sounds like he wants me to stay for 10 years . |
| 5 | The incommodiousness of Scotch windows keeps them very closely shut … even in houses well built and elegantly furnished , a stranger may be sometimes forgiven if he allows himself to wish for fresher air . ’ |
| 6 | Rachel cheers me up by saying she was leaving anyhow , and if he wants her to pay for the night then she will and to hell with it . |
| 7 | The child can have his football boots because the words ‘ we ca n't afford it ’ will be linked to the long-gone and not-lamented past : the tyrant can not control against the will of the subject because he can not frighten his people with notions of helplessness and poverty : the employer will have to charm and wheedle his workers if he wants them to work for him : he will have to sing and dance to entertain them : enthuse them with pleasure for their daily toil : they will be paid with the world 's respect , and all around them there will be abundance . |
| 8 | He has a well-paid job but he expects her to pay for the family car |
| 9 | You will find this card a real boon anywhere in Europe because it allows you to pay for goods and services with eurocheques , just as you do with ordinary cheques at home . |