Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 2 | Might want them for a cup of tea . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 4 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 5 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 6 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm told they might need me for a bit of PR work , but basically I gather I 'm going to be the technician permanently with the team . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 9 | ‘ But I did n't even recognise you for a minute there , and I did n't like the feeling . |
| 10 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 11 | Once you have rehearsed , you will need to record a demo , especially as many venues wo n't consider you for a gig unless they have heard you on tape . |
| 12 | But might I trouble you for a cup of hot water ? ’ |
| 13 | He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’ |
| 15 | Here you can buy everything for a picnic lunch . |
| 16 | The outspoken Mrs Clinton , an assertive Leftish lawyer , has already become a campaign issue because of a scathing remark she made about women who ‘ stay at home and bake cookies ’ and because Mr Clinton says he will consider her for a job in his Cabinet once he wins the White House . |
| 17 | But Mr Major said that if he tried to be a Tory tough the public would know him for a phoney . |
| 18 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 19 | " endeavour to find out a person both to answer to their expectation and those of the Town , and … to superintend and assist him for a while . " |
| 20 | He wo n't need it for a bit if this weather goes on . |
| 21 | Others would buy it for a fancy dress party or a dare . |
| 22 | The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it . |
| 23 | We could introduce it for a trial period , we could |
| 24 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
| 26 | Oh their life 's can be totally wrecked , I do n't doubt it for a moment . |
| 27 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |
| 28 | Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister 's initiative , but warned that he and President Menem should steel themselves for a ‘ very rough ride ’ during the next few weeks . |
| 29 | I 'd promise anything for a leg over in those days , he used to say , but I 've got more about me now . |
| 30 | In addition to the obvious environmental benefits , this will also qualify us for a cash award from Save-a-Cup which will be donated to charity . ’ |