Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I asked him for some bread and cheese , and he went down to the kitchen . ’
2 I asked him for more but he said that with the family allowance we had the same .
3 Yes , I know how we got talking to this girl in the Post Office cos I erm I asked her for some stamps as well , you see , I wanted some cos I happen to be sending stuff of for Germany tomorrow .
4 comment if I asked you for some advice ?
5 In this way , I amused myself for some minutes until I turned my head a fraction and discovered that the old lady was watching me .
6 I " fackins I commend thee for that !
7 Erm and while I was married I bought it back for twenty and a few months later I sell it for ten pound .
8 I sold them for fifteen pounds .
9 I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell .
10 Like tea — we have the same brand each week — but if I know it 's cheaper in one shop I go into that shop , just to get that one thing — like I got it for 1 //6; this week and it 's usually 1 //11; — I like to get the best , but cheaper .
11 ‘ It has emptied our account , but I got it for twelve hundred and fifty francs .
12 I got it for six months , te
13 I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’
14 Do I need one for that ?
15 When I press him for more names he suddenly gets the deer-caught-in-the-headlights look , and , deciding he 's already revealed too much , replies , ‘ Ah , just people . ’
16 I just knew I was inspired when I proposed you for this job here , that it would come back to me in some incredible way .
17 I used it for New Blues and almost all of Summer Song and perhaps the solo on Rubina 's Blue Sky Happiness .
18 I used to want to work at the violin , and I played it for two years .
19 I say twelve , and I let it for less because I 'm soft-hearted .
20 My boss returned along the passage at a furious gallop and I steeled myself for some unpleasantness as the young man was rousted from his bed .
21 I cuddled him for four hours until he died in my hands .
22 I hated him for that .
23 How I hated you for that . ’
24 I know with mine it was a pound and , I renewed mine for two years , well three years I think I never drove , I just wanted to have a provisional , but now , I think like if someone said it was fifteen or seventeen
25 I joined them for selfish reasons , ’ he admits .
26 Councillor is on record , in fact not long after taking his job , that he does n't care much for state education , he prefers , grant maintained schools , the assisted places scheme , which I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , we do n't operate in this district and neither did the Tories when they were in power and I applaud them for that
27 I owe him for that . ’
28 Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out
29 I taught her for several hours every day in the library , although it was not easy to make her concentrate on anything for long , as she was clearly not used to the discipline of lessons .
30 I walked them for three or four hours a day , but nothing tired them or won their love .
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