Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But might I trouble you for a cup of hot water ? ’ |
| 2 | At some future time might he blame her for the loss of his dream ? |
| 3 | One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening . |
| 4 | He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Could you take me for a spin through the country , and then on to Sligo ? ’ |
| 7 | Aye I said , so she said the landlord 's never put it down so we thought he 'd have had it down by she come home cos Alison seen it and where they work and th and there 's a room there or something and she 'd asked the boss could she have it for the bathroom . |
| 8 | ‘ Johnny rang me and he said my photograph was awfully good and could he use it for the front cover of Backward Glances , ’ Mr Winner tells me . |
| 9 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
| 10 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 11 | Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 12 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Shall you wear it for the picnic ? ’ |
| 14 | Shall we take her for a walk ? |
| 15 | But first , how much will you pay me for the information ? ’ |
| 16 | Will you keep them for a while ? ’ |
| 17 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 18 | That will save money and expense , but the question is , will it guarantee anything for the pensioners themselves ? |
| 19 | ‘ Can I see you for a minute ? ’ |
| 20 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 21 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 22 | ‘ Can I sting you for a pound ? ’ |
| 23 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 24 | And can you join me for a bit of breaking and entering some time this evening ? " |
| 25 | Can you amuse yourself for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 26 | If so can she borrow/beg/steal them for a class item ? ? ? |
| 27 | What can we get you for the baby ? |