Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll only need them for your school work , ’ her mother reassured her , also trying to talk herself out of her own dismay . |
| 2 | I know that , but I 'll just do it for you . |
| 3 | ‘ But you know ’ , she turned to Ira Dilworth , ‘ I do n't smoke , but me 'usband does , so I 'll just keep it for him ! hope you do n't mind . |
| 4 | Well I 'll just ask her for your videos first |
| 5 | Well you 'll soon have it for yourself , I wo n't do it ! |
| 6 | He 's very good and he 'll probably do it for nothing if he can get a couple of hours off . ’ |
| 7 | Surprise Offer was running without blinkers and Hannon said : ‘ He 'll definitely wear them for his next race , the Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot . ’ |
| 8 | and er they had to call us in , well Dick went out and er I think it was actually two separate visits so they must of , cos they 're refurbishing the place you see so they must of moved into one office and thought oh you know this do n't work , move into another office the day after , well this do n't work either and he , he actually did two separate visits , whether they 'll actually bill them for it I do n't know , but I mean it 's a minimum of an hour in both cases so |
| 9 | He 'll actually bore them for me . |
| 10 | Billy says the next Pumpkins LP might actually blow it for them in terms of commercial success — just when the going was getting really good . |
| 11 | I 'll never forget them for what they did for me and I 'll miss them all terribly , ’ she added . |
| 12 | I 'll never forgive you for what you 've done to me . ’ |
| 13 | If you were the last woman left alive on this bloody earth , I think I 'd rather do it for myself . |
| 14 | Feeling wretched and embarrassed , Ellie offered impulsively , ‘ I could run you into Dublin tomorrow and you could perhaps change it for something else . |
| 15 | He is also an inch or two taller than I am , Not even the most stupid policeman in the land could possibly mistake him for me in an identity parade , but I suppose I am being too optimistic in assuming that literary critics are likely to be more intelligent or perceptive than an ignorant cop . |
| 16 | You 'd probably charge me for it as well would n't you ? |
| 17 | ‘ I could almost admire you for it if it 's the latter . ’ |
| 18 | I could almost admire you for your loyalty . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I said I 'd never ask 'im for anything . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If you was down here , ’ she said , ‘ I 'd bloody slap you for your cheek . ’ |
| 21 | Dad would only blame them for what she was doing . |
| 22 | Coleen , however , although she loved Mr Cubbage , wanted time to think things over and would gently scold him for his haste . |
| 23 | Possibly he 'd reached the stage of being one who would merely use them for his own ends — especially his sex life . |
| 24 | Sometimes Scarlet had a brief insight into her own attitudes to other people and would realize that she had suffered far more pain on their behalf than was necessary and that no one would ever thank her for it : this made her feel useless and extremely tired . |
| 25 | The present owner would probably arrange it for you , if you feel awkward about it . ’ |
| 26 | This plant is well worth hunting out — a specialist nursery would probably order it for you . |
| 27 | As the Hon. Member for Dumfries is not in the Chamber to press his point , I shall charitably do it for him . |
| 28 | My wife is a very undemanding woman , Robert , she would never ask me for anything . ’ |
| 29 | He also commissions M. Bijou de Millecolonnes , who despises the ancients , and whose ‘ lightness , gaiety , and originality ’ are the antipodes of the ‘ solidity , solemnity and correctness ’ of Sir Carte Blanche , to build in a ‘ wild sequestered spot ’ in Regent 's Park a pavilion reminiscent of Nash 's at Brighton , which gives rise to a rumour ‘ that the Zoological Society intended to keep a Bengal tiger au naturel , and that they were contriving a residence which would amply compensate him for his native jungle ’ . |
| 30 | Battuta put up with all this for he had reason to believe that the Sultan would amply reward him for his efforts . |