Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] you for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 2 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 3 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 4 | You must tell me what I owe you for the meal . |
| 5 | I know you for a pure creature . |
| 6 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 7 | 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | This way , Dad and I get you for a little longer . |
| 9 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 10 | Erm do you mind if I leave you for a second ? |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I love you for a start — and there 's Mum and Dad and the kids . |
| 12 | ‘ I thank you for the honour , Duart , ’ Hector said formally . |
| 13 | ‘ I thank you for the warning , sir , ’ Theda said demurely , ‘ and will hope to be forgiven for so wantonly playing the temptress . ’ |
| 14 | I thank you for the interest shown and hope that t is reply answers some of your questions . |
| 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 | But if you wanted a single bed moving , then the cheapest way would be just to have one man , he comes we charge you for the time we take , with a minimum of an hour 's charge . |
| 18 | We praise you for the way that you have assigned these to the craftsmen of all kinds who have been involved . |
| 19 | Father we thank you for the worship life of our church . |
| 20 | We thank you for the times when it moves us to be in your presence together . |
| 21 | Almighty God our heavenly father who made marriage to be a source of blessing to mankind we thank you for the joys of family life pour out of us your holy spirit that we may truly love and serve you . |
| 22 | Lord , we thank you for the hospice movement , and especially for the work of Hospiscare in Exeter and the surrounding area . |
| 23 | We thank you for the patience and good humour you have all shown during a difficult time . |
| 24 | Lord we thank you for the ways in which you challenge and call people to all forms of ministry within the light of your church . |
| 25 | It 's very difficult to get professional advice that is apposite — you used to be able to get free advice from the Ministry of Agriculture but now they charge you for the privilege of being told how not to farm . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | They ask you for every kind of documentation you can imagine and then treat you like some kind of being that is half-human , half-dog , who does n't have any private life of her own . |
| 28 | Suppose you 're an expert document examiner outside the service and they call you for the defence . |
| 29 | tell her thank you for the combine . |
| 30 | ‘ Be soft with this London lot and they take you for a ride . |