Example sentences of "[to-vb] you for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | MR IAN ROWDON OF HALCROW WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT/INTRODUCTION . |
| 3 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 4 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 5 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 7 | 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 " . |
| 8 | ‘ I am writing to thank you for a lovely holiday near Brno in Czechoslovakia at the Hotel Form . |
| 9 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought it would be best if Mr Challow were to help you for a bit , Miss Broome , ’ said Mervyn , ‘ while he 's getting settled down , that is . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Would you like me to leave you for a while ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Naturally we 're hoping that you 'll continue to use your skills on the front line , so to speak , but the advertising department are hoping to use you for a bit of company PR . |
| 13 | A. If you are a tenant of one of the housing associations within about 100 miles of London which participate in the Project , you can ask it to nominate you for a move to another association within your area . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , but nobody 's going to consider you for a junior post any more . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Quite right , laddie , but I think handling should be enough to hold you for a while . |
| 16 | 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 . " |
| 17 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 18 | Jean Margaret 's memo 17.1.89 re sickness , you need to make clear that Area Staff inform you of any days sickness they have and to ask you for a form . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't imagine what she wants , ’ Joanna said , ‘ unless , having quarelled with Robert , she 's going to ask you for a job . ’ |
| 20 | ( 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 . ) |
| 21 | I would advise against choosing a hypnotherapist who is anxious from the outset to charge you for a complete course of treatment . |
| 22 | There are 16 steam engines waiting to take you for a ride from Northiam , the setting for Anneka Rice 's famous ‘ Challenge ’ , to historic Tenterden , the station seen in ITV 's ‘ The Darling Buds of May ’ — you can even travel in Ma Larkin 's steam train ! |
| 23 | Unless you are guilty of gross misconduct , it will seldom be fair to dismiss you for a first breach of discipline . |