Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] i for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do .
2 Is there anyone who would act as a referee or recommend me for the job ?
3 They will understand me too quickly ; they will turn my own generosity against me and despise me for the lovers I took ; and they will cast me as the woman who briefly threatened to interfere with the writing of the books which they have enjoyed reading .
4 If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating .
5 And er anyway he come and ask me for a dance he did he goes , I 'm not much of dancer we did that one you know , what they call it ?
6 When you 've read it come and ask me for the disk and I 'll lend it to you .
7 Claris looks out from under her limp-brimmed woollen hat and asks me for an orange with a charming broken-toothed smile .
8 ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’
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