Example sentences of "[subord] you [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Better than you did for the entire evening . ’ |
| 2 | Professor Bernard Isaacs of Birmingham University has said : ‘ If you design for the young , you exclude the old . |
| 3 | Note that if you go for the unfiltered system , water changes must be regular . |
| 4 | ‘ You need to know where they all are if you work for the Royal Mail , ’ Coltman says . |
| 5 | A catapult lives with you until the last moment ; it stays tensed in your hands , breathing with you , moving with you , ready to leap , ready to sing and jerk , and leaving you in that dramatic pose , arms and hands outstretched while you wait for the dark curve of the ball in its flight to find its target , that delicious thud . |
| 6 | Whether you yearn for the fresh beauty and tranquillity of the countryside in Spring , or prefer the lure of the exotic East , the discerning traveller 's journey starts here |
| 7 | I implore you , before you write for the French stage , to listen to their operas and find out what above all pleases them . |
| 8 | ‘ Down at Atholl , when you went for the new blades , ’ his wife answered from beside the fireplace . |
| 9 | Dixons 's charming spokesperson , Nicola Marsden , claims that the enormous price differential was due entirely to ( 1 ) the manufacturers , ( 2 ) the economies of scale available when you produce for the large-volume US market , ( 3 ) the fact that British VAT is double the typical rate of American sales tax and ( 4 ) import duties into Europe . |
| 10 | Even your first flight could end up with a field landing and , if the wheel brake lever is not in the usual position for you , your habits will catch you out as you claw for the non-existent lever in panic . |