Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hope you wo n't be stuck in your bag of ‘ defending ’ the underground ; like the man said , let's make it for the hell of it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |
| 3 | I think BT should compensate us for the concern and inconvenience these mystery calls cause , perhaps by reducing bills for that quarter . |
| 4 | They were left feeling drained , insulted and angry at a man who suggested he should bill them for the five hours he spent at their home . |
| 5 | If a secured creditor omits to disclose his security in his proof of debt , he must surrender it for the general benefit of creditors unless the court relieves him on the ground that omission was inadvertent or the result of honest mistake ( r 6.116 ) . |
| 6 | Upon receipt of the proceeds of sale the trustees must invest them for the tenant for life and that person 's successors in title . |
| 7 | What he can do is to say that the legal owner can not in conscience , in equity , make use of his Common Law right for his own benefit ; he must use it for the benefit of the man for whom he holds it in trust . |
| 8 | ‘ Then you must thank her for the invitation and suggest a postponement . ’ |
| 9 | But if they nevertheless persist in making that perambulation in the manner aforesaid , we must endure it for the present , and await an opportune time to amend it . |
| 10 | We must express it for the world to see and to believe . |
| 11 | Well we should accept them for the sake of our own spiritual growth for one thing . |
| 12 | They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever . |
| 13 | I 'll refund you for the apples , and any other damage . |
| 14 | Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll need it for the bike when we arrive . |
| 16 | These are substitutes , but you 'll need it for the authentic taste . |
| 17 | Try and keep them dry , and take the painkillers we 'll give you for the first few days . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll date it for the day after tomorrow , if that 's OK ? ’ |
| 19 | That 'll do him for the . |
| 20 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 21 | They are costly and highly dangerous in the hands of those who might use them for the destruction of life . ’ |
| 22 | And even now , as he never has time off for spending the twenty-something quid a week they 'll dish him for the one-hundred-and-twenty-hour stint he puts in most weeks , he could just afford a wife and kid . |
| 23 | No I 'll thank you for the confidence no . |
| 24 | After his triumph , Benn said : ‘ I do n't want to fight Eubank because I do n't like him but I 'll take it for the million he was asking for . ’ |
| 25 | No , that 's what I 'm saying , we 've identified one person who 'll join us for the summer . |
| 26 | Jim 'll Fix It For The Boys |
| 27 | I said , " That 's very kind of you , Mavis , and of course I 'll pay you for the gin , but if you do n't mind I 'd rather be alone . |
| 28 | I 'll pay you for the use . ’ |
| 29 | But I 'll pay you for the two lots of coffee . |
| 30 | She might despise him for the methods he used in business , but the fact remained that she loved him , and if there was anything she could do to protect him she would do it . |