Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 2 | 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 " . |
| 3 | I do n't know your name , but I want to thank you for your kindness to me on the night I left Weatherbury . |
| 4 | ‘ I want to thank you for this opportunity and tell you I will do my very best for you . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I want to thank you for the roses , ’ she said . |
| 6 | So , instead , she said , ‘ I really want to thank you for being so good with Emily today . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I want to thank you for all you did for Mam . |
| 8 | You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that . |
| 9 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Nurse Shelley , I want to thank you for caring for me , ’ said the old lady . |
| 11 | I want to commend you for the excellent job you have done on the Missing Girl story , from the time it broke until her body was found . |
| 12 | So say thank you for the health of your baby by supporting Birthright when you run . |
| 13 | So say thank you for the health of your baby by supporting Birthright when you run . |
| 14 | To those leaving we say thank you for your efforts during an especially difficult past two years and to those coming on board for the first time we wish you every success in the future . |
| 15 | ( Beware of those therapists who seek to charge you for a complete course of treatment at the very beginning , as it is almost impossible to know how well each individual will respond and therefore how many sessions will be needed . ) |
| 16 | ‘ People who try to screw you for that extra ten pence , ’ John offers . |
| 17 | ‘ The rest of us in Argentina 'ave forgiven you for the Falklands War . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Sometimes they see you in the street and start searching you for no reason . |
| 19 | ‘ I do thank you for stopping and not running poor Nellie over . |
| 20 | ‘ I do thank you for your courtesy , Master MacAirth . ’ |
| 21 | We do thank you for your support for us as a family , and to those who have given financial support . |
| 22 | " No it has n't and I do thank you for your help . |
| 23 | I do thank you for finding me - " |
| 24 | ‘ But I do thank you for your hospitality , sir . |
| 25 | So do n't let's moan about , I mean thank you for your point , I 'm not putting you down , but let , let's sort of get up there and , and go for it if we , if we feel we can contribute . |
| 26 | On behalf of the Society , and particularly those involved in medical work , I write to thank you for your kind gift of £391 . |
| 27 | ‘ On behalf of the family of my late brother , Robert , I wish to thank you for the compassion and care shown to him by your organization during his long and difficult illness . |
| 28 | Beryl and Peter Benyon acknowledge their thanks and say : ‘ We wish to thank you for your great support and for being part of our work . |
| 29 | I wish to thank you for listening to what was ‘ said ’ to you and for your integrity in replying publicly and as you did . |
| 30 | There 's the background there I 've met you for for ten minutes . |