Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England . |
| 2 | One of them rounded on him , grabbed him by the arm , but only asked him for his name and address . ’ |
| 3 | She 's taking advantage of him , she only wants him for his money . |
| 4 | ‘ You 'll only need them for your school work , ’ her mother reassured her , also trying to talk herself out of her own dismay . |
| 5 | A good little program , even if you only want it for its entertainment value . |
| 6 | Possibly he 'd reached the stage of being one who would merely use them for his own ends — especially his sex life . |
| 7 | Coleen , however , although she loved Mr Cubbage , wanted time to think things over and would gently scold him for his haste . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , it 's got nothing to do with business , ’ Alison replied with a laugh that ever so gently reprimanded me for my mercantile preoccupations . |
| 9 | He 's only doing it for my own good but I still do n't like it . |
| 10 | Well , I 'm only doing it for your own good . |
| 11 | Recently I heard she feels a lot better doing something for her country . |
| 12 | Alexia and Cameron III gently chided him for his whistling habit , and he developed an aversion to his own work . |
| 13 | ‘ She allowed a man to persuade her into taking the drug , so she can only blame herself for her predicament . |
| 14 | She only liked me for my wealth , and when I , disguised as the gipsy woman , told her that I had only a little money , she and her mother lost interest in me . |
| 15 | Has he any idea , she was wondering , that that woman is only marrying him for his money ? |
| 16 | As you yourself so candidly pointed out , she was only marrying me for my money — and , of course , to get out of a fix . ’ |
| 17 | Are you aware she 's only marrying you for your money ? |
| 18 | ‘ Follow the laws of the game ! ’ he said , eagerly preparing himself for our fight . |
| 19 | ‘ She 's only telling you for your own good , dear , ’ Emily interposed . |
| 20 | He only married her for her money too . |
| 21 | So thank you for your concern , but will you now please go . ’ |
| 22 | So thank you for your honesty ! ’ |
| 23 | MONDAY 6th OCTOBER X only wanted me for my body I will commit suicide |
| 24 | Her eyes could not have bulged further if Werewolf had told her he only wanted her for her mind . |
| 25 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 26 | Whatever you may have read or heard about their relationship still can not prepare you for her own account . |
| 27 | Whether you are on your own or surrounded by family why not make one for your home this Advent ? |
| 28 | Obviously this action-after-the-event does not compensate you for your lost holiday , but the hotel ultimately decides whose bookings it will honour in such situations , and sometimes it seeks to maximise its profit rather than honour contractual obligations . |
| 29 | Why not consider it for your top people now ? |
| 30 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |