Example sentences of "[be] [verb] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ No , I have statements , I have witnesses and we 've been surveying you for the last four months . ’ |
| 2 | What do you think they 're training you for , Reggie ? ’ |
| 3 | They 're training you for war . |
| 4 | As I understand it Chair , what you 're saying is , that there are , at three there is a , a request for an exclusion of press photographers , but the convenience of press photography we 're saying that instead of taking immediately so that we 'd have to call them back here for the even later , we 're asking you for it to be taken at the end with the rest of exclusion |
| 5 | We 're taking you for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary . ’ |
| 6 | They said , ‘ We 're arresting you for loitering with the intent of prostitution . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think we 're criticising you for that , ’ put in David . |
| 8 | But is n't that what people are paying you for ? |
| 9 | She said , ‘ Because I 've been feeding you for all these years and buying your shoes and your clothes ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I have been expecting you for a week , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Accordingly I am invoicing you for £75 ( and CNRS separately for £75 ) on the understanding that the tapes will be used only for this joint research and that you will be separably and jointly bound by the conditions of the contract . |
| 12 | Accordingly , I am invoicing you for £75 ( and Vassar separately for £75 ) on the understanding that the tapes will be used only for this joint research and that you will be separately and jointly bound by the conditions of the contract , a copy of which is attached . |
| 13 | We are asking you for your protection , everything is well documented and clear . |
| 14 | Add these to two that we are giving you for free — T and U — and rearrange them into a familiar three-word phrase . |
| 15 | The man who constantly criticises may be trying to change you into the person he wants you to be , when he should be loving you for the person you are . |
| 16 | ‘ Unless , of course , ’ he said with a faintly sinister smile , ‘ I 'm saving you for something else . ’ |
| 17 | So after today , I shall not be cleaning you for a week . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm reporting you for idling your time for two minutes . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course I 'll be joining you for Sunday tea , ’ he would say charmingly , then would purposely keep them waiting until , fretful and concerned , David would leave his place at the table to remind his stepfather , only to be told that they should : ‘ Start without me . |
| 20 | I should be charging you for all this research . ’ |
| 21 | It 's all I 'm giving you for the moment : I seem to be embarrassing my client . |
| 22 | When I was in police custody the doctor came in to see me and gave me some tablets and I 'm asking you for some now . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 24 | And I certainly would n't be asking you for favours . ’ |
| 25 | You will not be flirting at the kitchen door with the milkman and the coalman , and Matey will not be chasing you for doing so . ’ |
| 26 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 27 | ‘ Tommy Cook , I 'm arresting you for the murder of Christopher Jabelman … ‘ |
| 28 | ‘ Iain MacPherson , I 'm arresting you for the … ‘ |
| 29 | That more likely is that you realised well nigh immediately that it was Mr , that 's why you said to Mr I 'm arresting you for harbouring an escapee . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey . |