Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should get them to pay for it . |
| 2 | This is particularly so in circumstances where accountants carry out what are referred to as ‘ corporate finance activities ’ ( broadly , corporate finance related work and much of the corporate advisory work you might expect us to undertake for you ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought I might get you to play for your own sake , because you enjoy the game . ’ |
| 4 | And me — you 'd like me to work for you ? ’ |
| 5 | But in return , there 's a little job I 'd like you to do for me . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But before I do that , there 's something I 'd like you to do for me , ’ Matthew said firmly . |
| 7 | " There 's something I 'd like you to do for me . " |
| 8 | Here 's a list of one or two things I 'd like you to get for me while you 're in Kirkby , if you do n't mind , ’ she said matter-of-factly , passing him the paper . |
| 9 | I do n't suppose I could persuade you to work for me in return ? |
| 10 | ‘ I always give 110 per cent and that 's why fans at most clubs would want me to play for their teams if I was to get a move from Arsenal . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We shall want you to play for us in the pageant . ’ |
| 12 | And then he pointed out that he would need me to translate for him with students and the authorities . |
| 13 | The presenting problem should be recognised , for example , ‘ Your niece wondered if you would like us to arrange for you to come out for the day once a week ? ’ |
| 14 | I 'd know what I could buy , how long it would take me to save for something … a new dress or whatever . ’ |
| 15 | Who else would persuade me to care for his revolting Manrico , a creature who consumes at least two sheep hearts a day . |
| 16 | If people hear about the boy , he thought , perhaps they will want me to pay for their lost chickens and their disappearing sheep . |
| 17 | They think about how much it will cost them to pay for their land and their buildings , their seeds and young livestock , their machinery and the wages of their farm labourers . |
| 18 | These will enable you to assess for yourself what your strengths and weaknesses are , as well as the areas in which you might like to consider working in the future . |
| 19 | The careful design of the diet will allow you to determine for yourself which foods you can tolerate and which you can not . |
| 20 | Talking things over with them , however simply , will help them to think for themselves and learn to look ahead to the possible consequences of their actions . |
| 21 | It is possible that your local authority may ask you to audition for them after you have been offered a place . |
| 22 | ‘ And he has all the support I can give him to go for it next year . ’ |
| 23 | You can get them to dig for you , in this other rule , you can get them to dig through the wall . |