Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pers pn] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | EPIPHONE ET-270 , 3-a-side headstock , you 've got , I want it for a reasonable price . |
2 | I know you for a pure creature . |
3 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
4 | Whenever I am working with someone I know and trust I ask them for a quick trim . |
5 | I use it for a wide sleeve gathered in at the bottom and I have knitted the main part of the garment with a 2x1 welt . |
6 | I respect them for the medieval certainty of their beliefs and for the casuistical cunning of their arguments . |
7 | " I know you come over a little shy when I talk about you this way , Chuck , but I do it for a good reason , " continued the senator , lighting a Havana cigar with elaborate care . |
8 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
9 | I LIKE The Cult , I admire them for the sheer daftness of their post- ‘ Electric ’ output — all gung-ho riffing and ludicrous lyrical conceits — and even found much to savour in the absurdly ambitious ‘ Sonic Temple ’ , where they attempted to sound like all their favourite bands all the way through each song , but ‘ Ceremony ’ is an extremely dull affair . |
10 | I thank him for a speedy and compassionate response . |
11 | No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run . |