Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] i [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father said the 17-horse power would use too much petrol , but it gave me a year 's pleasure before I swopped it for an A30 van . |
| 2 | Well , you 're a bigger fool than I took you for . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Only if you 're a bigger fool than I take you for . ’ |
| 4 | Francis will you come off the floor and go in the sitting room until I shout you for tea . |
| 5 | I do n't want that to happen to my daughter so I smacked her for stealing and lying . ’ |
| 6 | I experienced the joy and excitement of the subject as I discovered something for the first time . |