Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I " fackins I commend thee for that ! |
| 2 | Erm and while I was married I bought it back for twenty and a few months later I sell it for ten pound . |
| 3 | I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | I say twelve , and I let it for less because I 'm soft-hearted . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | I owe him for that . ’ |
| 8 | Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out |
| 9 | Er I get it for three quid , three something like . |
| 10 | I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’ |
| 11 | He 's been brought up strictly , he goes to synagogue — I respect him for that . |
| 12 | And I respect him for that . |
| 13 | Anyway , the people at SIS are big enough to take it and I respect them for that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I do it for two reasons , ’ affirms Superia . |
| 15 | I frequently perform funerals three deep : that is , I do it for one person , who does it for another , who does it for the relatives of the deceased , he being the first person applied to . |
| 16 | I do it for all of the community . |
| 17 | ‘ I thank you for that assurance , my lord , ’ said the queen-dowager tremulously , drawing closer the still-sleeping prince . |
| 18 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ Benjamin replied coolly , ‘ I thank you for that but I must agree with Doctor Agrippa — there are matters still unresolved . ’ |
| 19 | Nearly all of you promised to promote Society membership and I thank you for that . |
| 20 | I thank you for all your prayers and support over many years and look forward to these 2 years in and around the fellowship . |
| 21 | So both in your letter to me and your letter to Mr Deva MP , you are helping to keep the voice of public opinion heard , and I thank you for both . |
| 22 | I 've plenty for two . ’ |
| 23 | Charles , her husband , jokes all the time about what I 'm wearing , insists that I join them for formal dinners late at night , and then teases me throughout them because I 've never eaten squid before , and I do n't know what haggis is made of . |
| 24 | I need something for that other tub now , I 'm thinking of lobelia around the edge . |
| 25 | Yes , er , I have them for those who received that incorrect information from me , I must apologise erm young people who are going as delegates as representatives of their district must be treated as adult representatives and they have to pay full price . |
| 26 | ‘ I have somebody for that — chap of seventeen . |
| 27 | ‘ I ca n't say I blame him for that . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I blame you for this … |
| 29 | For that matter , now that I see them for this moment so clearly , what has Hugh to do with the king , either ? |
| 30 | ‘ O Mary , mother of sorrows who knows so well a mother 's anguish , intercede I pray you for this sorrowing mother and her innocent son … ’ |