Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [pron] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | mistook him for somebody else and thumped him and knocked |
| 2 | I asked him for one yesterday and he said he never had one . |
| 3 | But even at his most confused , the essence of Maurice was still there , and we loved him for it even when it drove us spare . |
| 4 | It assumes that you need to organize it for yourself rather than expecting other people to be responsible for your development . |
| 5 | More than that , and far worse , he is aware that he could not have it for himself even if it did exist . |
| 6 | John Sculley at Apple Computer Inc is another name that has been canvassed , and he is the exception that proves the rule that an outsider ca n't run a computer company , but he came in fascinated by the business and devoted all his efforts in the early days learning about it for himself rather than relying on his minions , something no-one taking over IBM now has time to do . |
| 7 | John was just running it for me now so I 'll pick it up on the way home tonight . |
| 8 | Mistake it for something else or push it beyond its limits and its purpose may be destroyed . |
| 9 | say if you 'd done it I could have took it for you tomorrow or the next day . |
| 10 | You can erm you ca n't use it for anything else but croquet ? |
| 11 | Presumably you ca n't use it for anything else because it needs to be very smooth and perfect . |