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 ?
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