Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 I must leave you for a while .
2 I must prepare you for a surprise that will not , I hope , upset you too much .
3 I think , therefore , that I must ask you for a ruling .
4 four hundred and thirty quid , he said bloody hell , so what I said to him is , I know you 're gon na need a car , what I 'll do is er , I 'll get to work , I 'll put it , I 'll bring the car , you bring the car in beginning of the month , next month , right , said I wo n't be able to guarantee that I 'll get it done in a week cos I 've got other work booked in , but I 'll have it in here which means I 'll be able to do work to your car , right , and it 's better me being able to do that , then it , it 's sitting out outside your house and nobody touching it for a couple of weeks , now , I might have it for a couple of weeks , see and I 'll be able to do it in my own leisurely time then
5 I 'll do it for a hundred and thirty quid no more !
6 ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’
7 I 'll do 'em for a penny , if yer like , I got lots of spit . ’
8 I 'll date it for the day after tomorrow , if that 's OK ? ’
9 No she , I 'll leave her for a , she 's gon na have , have her tea in a minute , she can have a bit after her tea .
10 Well no , you have to scarify it and then you have to you have to carry on the work , you ca n't sort of do it and then think , ooh I 'll leave it for a couple of months .
11 I 'll refund you for the apples , and any other damage .
12 ‘ You do n't seem to have much hesitation about speaking your mind , whether I want to hear what 's on it or not , so I 'll speak mine for a change .
13 I 'll tell you for a fact that Steven wo n't go for Ollie tonight , it 's Paul that 's gon na go for him .
14 I said , " That 's very kind of you , Mavis , and of course I 'll pay you for the gin , but if you do n't mind I 'd rather be alone .
15 I 'll pay you for the use . ’
16 But I 'll pay you for the two lots of coffee .
17 He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes .
18 " If that be so , then I 'll take you for a wife .
19 I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods .
20 I 'll take you for a closer look . ’
21 I 'll take you for a meal and drop you at Ilse 's place afterwards .
22 After his triumph , Benn said : ‘ I do n't want to fight Eubank because I do n't like him but I 'll take it for the million he was asking for . ’
23 I 'll need it for the bike when we arrive .
24 but , so I said oh I 'll have it for a month and then I 'll tell you then whether
25 No I 'll thank you for the confidence no .
26 I 'll use you for an excuse .
27 Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ .
28 I 'll canter him for a bit , then wait till you come up for your turn . ’
29 Because I have on good information and I 'll say it for the first time on this programme , I intend to give this in my evidence tomorrow , that Rover intend to close not the south works first , but the north works first .
30 I 'll swap you for an old X T Myrtle
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