Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked it so much that I used it for the show and played the hell out of it , it sounded so good . |
| 2 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 3 | I paid her for the call , and stayed chatting for a while , answering her queries about the cottage and then telling her of my brother 's expected arrival , and the possibility that he might telephone with a message . |
| 4 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 5 | You must tell me what I owe you for the meal . |
| 6 | ‘ I have a full staff here but I released them for the fiesta in Palma . |
| 7 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 8 | Also , I blamed him for the way the bearers had deserted us . |
| 9 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 10 | I thanked her for the dance and Werewolf bowed deeply to her ‘ girlfriend ’ ( Oxnard , California ) , which made her day , as they say in those parts . |
| 11 | I brace myself for the sight of the posters , unrolled and exposed , and the dole cards . |
| 12 | I braced myself for the explosion but luckily it went between the wheels . |
| 13 | I feel nothing for the man Steve Cannock , I feel very much for Maria Luisa . |
| 14 | I produce it for the mainstay of the tourniquet . |
| 15 | Elton does n't deserve to be called the worst , he 's very stylish and I dress him for the country . |
| 16 | It was n't easy to make a show with such diverse voices pull together and some of what I wrote did n't fit in ( I kept it for The Pie of Damocles later that year though ) . |
| 17 | I took them for the shrine in the loft one night , and have them to this day , little brown twists of dried plant like old Sellotape , stuck in a little glass bottle . |
| 18 | I do it for the thrill of winning something , like in Barcelona . |
| 19 | I do it for the love of music but I got to survive . |
| 20 | Oh when I do it for the week I 'm gon na get a twenty five pound voucher for Marks and Spencers . |
| 21 | ‘ As a pledge of my sincerity in the matter of the crowning of Prince Richard , I leave it for the time being with you . |
| 22 | I did it for the girl , he protested . |
| 23 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 24 | his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children ! |
| 25 | I won one for the poem and one for the song . |
| 26 | I said it for the crack , to wind you up . |
| 27 | ‘ I thank you for the honour , Duart , ’ Hector said formally . |
| 28 | ‘ I thank you for the warning , sir , ’ Theda said demurely , ‘ and will hope to be forgiven for so wantonly playing the temptress . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm not offended , and I thank you for the jade . |
| 30 | I thank you for the interest shown and hope that t is reply answers some of your questions . |