Example sentences of "you [verb] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And if you 're feeling tired , what about a dose or two of that tonic you make up for the patients ? ’ |
| 2 | What type of headlamp do you consider best for the Series III ? |
| 3 | It will do no good at all if it leaves you fuming internally for the rest of the day . |
| 4 | The presenting problem should be recognised , for example , ‘ Your niece wondered if you would like us to arrange for you to come out for the day once a week ? ’ |
| 5 | The awkwardness will probably prompt you to talk just for the sake of filling in the space , and you may say more than you wanted to or even find yourself talking rubbish . |
| 6 | ‘ And you came along for the ride ? ’ |
| 7 | Have you phoned up for the number ? |
| 8 | Is n't this where you line up for the tram coming home from work ? ’ |
| 9 | What do you fear most for the future ? |
| 10 | ‘ Are n't you going in for the Swimming Gala ? ’ |
| 11 | You save up for the tokens to get what get y'know whatever it is you 're after . |
| 12 | Why do n't you stop here for the morning ? |
| 13 | Yeah , well he 's , when he first says to me he says right he says er , this was when I first got an inkling that he was gon na check the mileage you know like for the future , and it says erm , where do you wan na go to ? |
| 14 | The list you draw up for the exercise might be completely different . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you staying here for the remainder of the night ? ’ |
| 16 | Sometimes it 's free ( or , to put it another way , you pay only for the time you access the system ) , at other times you pay per ‘ page ’ of information you read . |
| 17 | If he is negligent , and as a result you pay more for the property than it is worth , then again you can claim damages for the difference and any consequential costs and inconvenience . |
| 18 | We used the police telephone boxes when we were locking somebody up and you had to handcuff them to a railing while you rang up for the van . |
| 19 | keep you ticking over for the moment |
| 20 | Should you pay more for the rock — especially if there is something else attached to the rock , other than your intended purchase ? |
| 21 | Traffic is still slow moving on the M twenty-five , that 's clockwise at junction sixteen , where you turn off for the M forty . |
| 22 | If you go away for the weekend during the winter , leave the central heating on the minimum thermostat setting , with the programmer set to 24-hour operation and remove or prop open the loft hatch . |
| 23 | And later when I saw Paul , I said Paul if you go away for the weekend , if you tell me , I can put your milk in my fridge . |
| 24 | If you if you go out for the kitchen you know or whatever it is |
| 25 | One of the things that I used to do was train and I know the feeling , I know the excitement , I know the adrenalin that pumps round the body , when you go in for the kill . |
| 26 | ‘ He feels it best that you stay here for the moment . |
| 27 | Say you live just for the Kids |
| 28 | why do n't you save up for the Sony compact jobs ? |
| 29 | To think of it another way , if you were asked to mend a broken chair you would not use every tool you had just for the sake of showing that you had them . |
| 30 | Talk about the dreams you had together for the future . |