Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ With the money I 'm prepared to pay you for your half of the house you could buy a more than adequate little base for yourself — and still have change left to indulge in a few luxuries . ’ |
| 2 | I have come to you tonight as much to thank you for that answer as to explain to those of you who already plan to make your home in Eretz — and to any others who may make such a decision in the future — what lies before you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I love you too much to blame you for it ! |
| 4 | And if we 're offering you your passage home , you and the children , and help in finding your feet once you get there , and a good convent school for the girls , so that they can go straight on with the nuns and wo n't really notice any difference , well , all that 's to be regarded as a loan , which we 're very glad to offer you for an extended period , in the hopes of getting you back among caring people . " |
| 5 | There is a rent review due next year , and I think they will be quite likely to ask you for additional rent , erm amount of rent per annum to you . |
| 6 | So , to take one illustration from the law reports , if you are the company 's assistant accountant , it could be unfair to dismiss you for alleged lack of management ability if that has no real bearing on your daily tasks . |
| 7 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 8 | Were we so I should have been happy to kill you for speaking so of my daughter . |
| 9 | Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " . |
| 10 | ‘ So I wo n't be able to see you for those two weeks . |
| 11 | PERSONAL liability of £250,000 to £1 million is advisable to cover you for the legal liability of injuring someone or damaging their property , particularly as insurers report an increase in such claims . |
| 12 | Your doctor will be able to refer you for treatment . |
| 13 | ‘ I wo n't be able to repay you for years . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , I 'd be happy to pay you for your time . ’ |
| 15 | Yeah , the chemist may not have those in stock but they 'll be able to get you for them within twenty four hours , you 're |
| 16 | If it does n't work out , no-one including yourself will be able to blame you for the breakdown of your marriage . |
| 17 | If it does n't work out , no one including yourself will be able to blame you for the breakdown of your marriage . |
| 18 | We 'll be able to tell you for certain later . ’ |
| 19 | Rarely , it may even be unreasonable to select you for redundancy on the basis of length of service , for instance if doing so entails retaining another employee past retiring age when you are much younger and still have plenty to offer . |
| 20 | I refer to your recent application for the above post and am pleased to invite you for interview as follows : |
| 21 | But do n't worry , precious as Moorlake is to me , it would be taking things too far to marry you for the sake of making it whole again . " |
| 22 | ‘ Quite right , laddie , but I think handling should be enough to hold you for a while . |
| 23 | Unless you are guilty of gross misconduct , it will seldom be fair to dismiss you for a first breach of discipline . |
| 24 | Quite apart from the contribution you made , it was specially nice to have you for your own sake . |