Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she would stay off it for days on end . |
| 2 | Can you think about it for a minute . |
| 3 | So er she says well you can think about it for a fortnight er you see her daddy put out discos altogether because of the lies but she cos she gets nervous because when she 's telling a lie to you she 'll go red |
| 4 | Yes , if the sun were to go out now we would n't know about it for eight minutes . |
| 5 | She ca n't wait for me for years and years . |
| 6 | Do n't wait for me for lunch . |
| 7 | Do n't wait for you for lunch ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll say this for old Wix , ’ he went on when the spasm had passed , ‘ though he does n't approve of me for not toting a gun , he 's bloody good to the old man . ’ |
| 9 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |
| 10 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 11 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 12 | All along Zen had been haunted by the idea that he might make some blunder which would hang over him for the rest of his life , yet here he was behaving like a dope addict . |
| 13 | People wanted to be the next model to sit and she 'd chat to them for about an hour and draw , and they 'd get a picture at the end of the session , just like you get in the street . ’ |
| 14 | And Jesus does n't just chat to us for the sake of chatting to us , he , when he speaks to us his words have authority , they have input , they are vital and we must pay attention to them . |
| 15 | John could not concentrate on anything for very long but we were unsure just how long he typically managed . |
| 16 | She felt she could gaze at him for ever . |
| 17 | Elizabeth was also asked if she would like to make a list of what she does not like about community living but could not think of anything for the moment . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't think of anything for a good few hours , ’ he admitted throatily . |
| 19 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 20 | But can you think of anybody for yourself who you could think of who over the recently or over the in the past few centuries or closer to home have shown the gifts of the Holy Spirit in their lives ? |
| 21 | I should think of you for his finger . |
| 22 | ‘ In the voting booth , ’ he said : ‘ If you will be my voice , I will speak for you for four years . ’ |
| 23 | I thought well they 'd do for him for summer . |
| 24 | Now , if there 's nothing more I can do for you for a while , I 'll leave you to rest . ’ |
| 25 | That 'll do for you for the lodger . |
| 26 | ‘ Mr Pinkhammer , ’ he said , ‘ can I speak with you for a minute ? |
| 27 | And before Leith could say a word to lessen his agitation , ‘ Heaven alone knows what chance I 've got with Rosemary now , but she 'd finish with me for sure , I know she would , if anyone else knew about us ! ’ |
| 28 | We could do with one for that in fact they 'll be both |
| 29 | So really he could do with one for down there and one for home . |
| 30 | I can do with one for me clock |