Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb base] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ May I also put it on record that I love you for your mind ? ’ said Leo earnestly . |
| 4 | ‘ Only if you 're a bigger fool than I take you for . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ And was n't he being romantic when he suggested that we consider you for this job ? |
| 6 | The great advantage of such institutions is that they fit you for prison conditions . |
| 7 | An annuity is an arrangement with a financial institution whereby , if you are over retirement age and do not want to leave your property to anyone when you die , they will effectively buy your house from you ( albeit at a bit less than the market price ) , give you guaranteed security of tenure until you die , and turn the money that they pay you for the house into a regular income for life . |
| 8 | This way , Dad and I get you for a little longer . |
| 9 | ‘ And I envy you for living here in these surroundings . ’ |
| 10 | At the same time , I would warn Obair * , the same as I would warn anybody setting up a scheme , to make sure that the scheme is properly run , to make sure that the scheme is n't used to take jobs away from either the domestics , the home helps or any other jobs in the health service — make sure that abuse is taken away and I certainly wish them luck in the future and I thank you for inviting me here to speak . |
| 11 | And I thank you for your advice . |
| 12 | ‘ That is a tribute to your work and I thank you for it . |
| 13 | It has many tough , determined people who have been tested and not found wanting and I thank you for it . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Erm first of all if I may just er point out that the example I put with my paper that I have submitted today , and I thank you for the er indulgence in allowing me to produce it so late , was simply that there was one particular appeal of decision where an inspector remarked particularly on the lack of a local or a development plan policy relating to generally relating to the countryside . |
| 16 | I 'm not offended , and I thank you for the jade . |
| 17 | ‘ I am very well , Sister Cameron , and I thank you for accepting my terms . ’ |
| 18 | Nearly all of you promised to promote Society membership and I thank you for that . |
| 19 | I resent you for engineering it and I resent you for what you think you can do to me in revenge for our affair last year . ’ |
| 20 | You are as wonderful as I expected , and I worship you for it . |
| 21 | And I respect you for it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Your plans are quite praiseworthy , Sophie , and I respect you for sticking to them . |
| 23 | It is n't enough for you , and I hate you for it , and I want you to go before you decide to leave me , and I love you , and how am I expected to stand being cooped up with him . |
| 24 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 25 | If I ask you for something will you sing it ? ’ |
| 26 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 27 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 28 | Erm do you mind if I leave you for a second ? |
| 29 | Francis will you come off the floor and go in the sitting room until I shout you for tea . |
| 30 | Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out |