Example sentences of "[pron] for [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He said he was sure the shop assistants would know what he wanted them for from the way he asked .
2 she were , she were helping to make tea and , I do n't know how she , how it came , but she said granddad , I thought oh something 's coming now I says what ? , she said if I came to stay with you , she said after Richard 's you know sale , if I came to stay with you for at the weekend shall I have to go in that
3 Er in the meantime we we leave them erm er a list or a a sheet like or something similar to this , I have n't got one for at the moment , erm asking them to list out all those business with which they have some er may be some link up .
4 So it did n't seem to be of any hardship to anybody for for the mother to be involved in er political activity .
5 Olazabal should have emulated him for in the afternoon he proceeded to miss a string of short putts .
6 The one they took him for in the end , she was eighty-five years old , and ailing , and he robbed her of her life-savings , and that was less than three hundred pounds .
7 She said , I think she were gon na wonder what , what they 're gon na do to her for for the copy machine .
8 they , they , well they just send what it for to the car , they did n't know what , what sort of car or the registration of it or something , they want to know , you know .
9 The legal position in relation to the ag arrangement is uncertain since it is not expressed to provide it for in the will of Mrs who is , who is the very kindly elderly neighbour who is the landlord , but is only contained in a letter of Mrs from whom I have not heard in evidence .
10 Mm , mm , you see , cos even if we sort of made it for like the middle of next week , er , no not next week , the week after
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