Example sentences of "want [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | What do you want me for ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What , in the name of the Old Snake , do they want me for ? ’ |
| 3 | They did n't want me for pastoral and I 'm not head of department . |
| 4 | ‘ What do you want me for ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Did you want me for something in particular ? ’ |
| 7 | What do you want me for ? |
| 8 | What would she want them for ? |
| 9 | ‘ What d' you want them for . |
| 10 | What do we want them for ? |
| 11 | Might want them for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | But they still want them for pleasure and social purposes . |
| 13 | Well actually most people have most people want them for souvenirs . |
| 14 | You want them for pit props . |
| 15 | Lot number twenty twenty is a quantity of stands there we are , we 've got a sample showing for you just a sample showing fifty for the lot the whole lot there for fifty pounds at fifty pounds want them for fifty pounds thank you sir , fifty pounds I 've got , at fifty five going on fifty five , sixty pounds , sixty five coming in sir ? |
| 16 | Lot forty two Lot forty two is the er large selection of auction catalogues and we 've got a sample showing , there we are works of art for you twenty pounds for them at twenty pounds anyone want them for twenty pounds sample showing for twenty pounds , anyone want them for twenty , thank you sir , twenty pounds I 've got in the centre and I shall sell at twenty if there 's no further bid at twenty pounds , any more ? |
| 17 | Lot forty two Lot forty two is the er large selection of auction catalogues and we 've got a sample showing , there we are works of art for you twenty pounds for them at twenty pounds anyone want them for twenty pounds sample showing for twenty pounds , anyone want them for twenty , thank you sir , twenty pounds I 've got in the centre and I shall sell at twenty if there 's no further bid at twenty pounds , any more ? |
| 18 | Twenty pounds anyone want them for twenty pounds ? |
| 19 | Lot number one hundred and twelve , Lot number one hundred and twelve gentlemen , it 's the bamboo picnic baskets , there we are , there 's the picnic baskets showing in the front here for three hundred pounds at three hundred pounds at three hundred pounds , anyone want them for three hundred pounds ? |
| 20 | We only want them for tonight really do n't we . |
| 21 | I 'm just telling you , what they want me for — ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But you want me for more than one night . ’ |
| 23 | ’ I gather you want me for 2 deaths and a fire . ’ |
| 24 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 25 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 26 | With goods having only one normal use the mere fact of the purchase will , by implication , make it known that this is what the buyer wants them for , e. g. a hot-water bottle , as in Priest v. |
| 27 | Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible . |
| 28 | We want you for flying duties . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll never know if people want you for your looks or for yourself . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |