Example sentences of "[verb] you for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 2 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 3 | ‘ But I did n't even recognise you for a minute there , and I did n't like the feeling . |
| 4 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 5 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 6 | if the gallery accepts you for a solo exhibition , they will normally organise everything and bear the costs of running and advertising it . |
| 7 | Once you have rehearsed , you will need to record a demo , especially as many venues wo n't consider you for a gig unless they have heard you on tape . |
| 8 | But might I trouble you for a cup of hot water ? ’ |
| 9 | He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’ |
| 11 | Sticky Block — Holds you for a few seconds . |
| 12 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 13 | Proclaims you for a man replete with mocks ; |
| 14 | ‘ Have n't seen you for a while . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Have n't seen you for a while , Mac , ’ she said , tight-lipped as she dropped the cheese rolls into a brown paper bag . |
| 16 | I went out and saw it a minute ago and I thought I 'd bring it in and I thought I had n't seen you for a couple of days . |
| 17 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 18 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 19 | I du n no but I got a wonderful hand look wha I 'll just show you for a start , cos I 'm putting that in the box . |
| 20 | If I may say so , you 're a bit long in the tooth to be an articled clerk , and — to make up for that — you have an air of authority that scarcely fits you for a junior position . |
| 21 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 22 | ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper ! |
| 23 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 24 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 26 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 27 | You may also be able to get legal insurance as an add-on to a household policy for as little as £12.50 per year , but it may not always cover you for a battle with the boss , so check before you buy |
| 28 | Which was good news for START ( Skin Treatment and Research Trust ) as we also asked you for a donation to help START in their research into replacement skin for series skin problems . |
| 29 | We asked you for a letter written by a father to his son admitting that he has some embarrassing or socially undesirable condition . |
| 30 | We asked you for a diatribe in verse from Neil Kinnock against the Tory press , the short-sighted public , or anyone or anything else he might be against at the moment . |