Example sentences of "[vb past] your [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You really do think I helped your mother for my own ulterior motives . ’ |
| 2 | Let's say your friend misinterpreted your motive for acting as you did . |
| 3 | And then came your call for us to buy from W H Smith . |
| 4 | That visit resulted in ‘ Epiphany ’ in which you openly declared your admiration for the boldness of American humour . |
| 5 | I write to confirm that the Economic Development Committee at their meeting on 5 November approved your application for a loan of £300,000 under the above scheme , on condition that the existing loan is repaid in full , and subject to a first charge in favour of the Council over the whole of your existing and proposed premises at Penicuik . |
| 6 | I contacted your parents for your address — ’ |
| 7 | In fact you 've been downright unbearable ever since we finished your articles for the journal . ’ |
| 8 | this National Service you served your country for a set period of time . |
| 9 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 10 | Cos when you smoke you kept your money for your fags , but if you do n't smoke you do n't need to keep it . |
| 11 | But you understand now what the term ‘ vicarious sacrifice ’ means — it means that someone else , or , in the Old Testament , something else — a goat , a bull — took your sin for you . |
| 12 | You tossed your opponent for first strike , then the loser just stood still like a lemon with his conker dangling from the string . |
| 13 | No , thanks Ginny you did your bit for . |
| 14 | Well you could do your own bands , but you were awful lucky if there was only the bairns about , and they did your band for you . |
| 15 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 16 | On other occasions , both before and shortly after that visit , you made work which revealed your enthusiasm for other American interests : its space programme , its fashion , Detroit , Kennedy and Hollywood . |
| 17 | Lance Buckmaster 's international colossus before he became your Minister for External Security . |
| 18 | You got your money for passing ! |
| 19 | Just walking behind that hut where you got your tickets for the putting-green . |
| 20 | ‘ And , if I asked your father for your hand , you would support me ? |
| 21 | Enjoy sitting in a room without the smoke that choked your lungs for years . |
| 22 | I have n't actually seen Charley since his return , as he called on Hamish while I was at work , but at lunchtime today I conveyed your presents for Christopher and Lydie to Jenners Rose Street restaurant and placed them in Inga 's hands ( a handy reminder to me of their birthdays , too ) . |
| 23 | " But what happened to all that famous French liberte , egalite and fraternite that you fought your revolution for ? " asked Joseph in astonishment . |
| 24 | ‘ I wish I shared your enthusiasm for change . ’ |
| 25 | ( Yes , all you Guardian and Independent readers , that 's the sort of thing they wanted your £30 for … ) |
| 26 | You swore to destroy my father and take his castle when he refused your offer for Alice — ‘ t was evil , but no worse than many another who coveted another man 's property . |
| 27 | And you written your targets for me yet Bill ? |
| 28 | He never forgave your King for insulting him . ’ |