Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] you [verb] for " in BNC.
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1 | No , I only want you to speak for yourself . |
2 | One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less . |
3 | ‘ How long do you go for ? ’ |
4 | How long have you got for them ? |
5 | How long have you worked for de Chavigny ? ’ |
6 | ‘ Tell me , how long have you worked for this advertising agency which plays such an important part in the British economy ? ’ |
7 | ‘ How long have you worked for them ? ’ |
8 | Who just want to take over your mind and not let you think for yourself . |
9 | ‘ So who exactly do you work for ? ’ |
10 | SOMETIMES the best comedies also have you reaching for the Kleenex . |
11 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we strongly advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you hand in a parcel at a post office counter . |
12 | He said well do you wait for April for your money from your patients ? |
13 | How do you arrange for sovereign democratic nations to constrain their defence programmes ? |
14 | How do you adjust for that ? |
15 | And how do you shout for a rookie called Elvis Grbac ? |
16 | And how do you shout for a rookie called Elvis Grbac ? |
17 | How do you care for your hair ? |
18 | Seeing as an electric guitar becomes an almost entirely different animal at high volume , how do you compensate for that when you practise ? |
19 | How do you pay for the electrical energy that you use ? |
20 | HOW DO YOU PAY FOR MEMBERSHIP ? |
21 | How do you pay for printing then ? |
22 | But how do you test for it ? ’ |
23 | But how do you test for it ? ’ |
24 | But if so , how do you account for the fact that the forwards were yet again beaten in the battle for primary possession . |
25 | ‘ And that gap in your defences — the blind spot on darkside — how do you account for that ? ’ |
26 | ‘ How do you account for being acquitted , then ? |
27 | ‘ Then how do you account for a statement by a witness who claims that you passed him in your van , driving in the direction of Penzance , at about 11.45 that night ? ’ |
28 | ‘ How do you account for Heather 's obsession with a long forgotten student club , Harry ? ’ |
29 | How do you account for that ? |
30 | ‘ She must need her head seeing to ! — Anyway , how do you know for sure she 's got money ? |