Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Am I to spend it for your pleasure or my own ? ’ |
| 2 | He presented himself as organizer of reciprocities ( ‘ Am I to ask them for a dinar when you are sick ? ’ ) rather than as lineage banker : he noticeably did not raise issues of authority . |
| 3 | ‘ So in about ten months we 'd have him out and around , or else what am I paying you for ? ’ |
| 4 | What are you holding it for ? |
| 5 | Are you are you leaving it for a day and then trying to integrate them ? |
| 6 | What are you using them for ? |
| 7 | What are you telling me for ? |
| 8 | Well what are you reading it for ? |
| 9 | Are you paying me for that ? ’ |
| 10 | So I thought , What are you asking me for ? |
| 11 | Oh , well what are you asking me for ? |
| 12 | Are you condemning me for that ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Are you joining us for a swim ? ’ asked David in a loud voice . |
| 14 | ‘ What are you doing it for ? ’ |
| 15 | What are you doing it for ? |
| 16 | Oh aye but what are you doing it for ? |
| 17 | Two of the intrepid cyclists are Steve Robson and Ian Connell ; Steve , what are you doing it for ? |
| 18 | What are they doing it for ? |
| 19 | I would not tell you , even were you to dismiss me for it . ’ |
| 20 | Here 's me taking you for a prancing little parson when all the while the cloth is a covering for a frustrated sex maniac . ’ |
| 21 | Asking her what 's she doing it for ? |
| 22 | ‘ What in heck is she wearing it for anyway , Pa ? ’ |
| 23 | What 's he flogging it for ? |
| 24 | ‘ Trouble is he sells 'em for nowt an ’ all . ’ |
| 25 | Pembridge said last night : ‘ I do n't know what the background is — all I know is he elbowed me for no reason at Highbury . |
| 26 | Right well what was I doing it for ? |
| 27 | Constance looked at her aunt — was she blaming her for Nora 's lonely last years ? |
| 28 | ‘ Was she asking you for money ? ’ |
| 29 | Er but how long was he doing it for ? |
| 30 | Was he just making polite conversation with his uninvited guest , or was he pumping her for information ? |