Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've all bought it for nothing . ’ |
| 2 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 3 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 4 | I think we 've only had one for ages and ages . |
| 5 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've only got her for five years , then she has to go back to the Foundling Hospital . ’ |
| 7 | you 've just done it for there . |
| 8 | You 've just confirmed it for me . ’ |
| 9 | Well yeah , and yes they 've just asked them for forty grand more have n't they ? |
| 10 | If you 've just joined us for the eight o'clock news , as many people do , welcome . |
| 11 | Yes , but I did it for him fo , I I 've already done it for him once , I picked up exactly what he wanted , I delivered it to him and now he 's changed his mind and but I 'm not in the business to supply things , I 'm not a supp shop ! |
| 12 | I 've not seen her for ages . ’ |
| 13 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 14 | I 've not seen him for twenty years . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've not seen him for some time . ’ |
| 16 | So mm it were just a case of a flying visit cos we 've not seen you for nearly twelve months . |
| 17 | I 've not had one for ages . |
| 18 | I 'm a cocaine addict and I need something , 'cause I 've not had none for so many hours now . |
| 19 | " Why — Martha , girl — I 've always taken it for granted that you and me would — would - " |
| 20 | No , I 've always admired them for doing it their own way and getting away with it all the way to the end . |
| 21 | The skirt pattern I 've designed for you is for Japanese machines , but I 've also made one for Passap/Pfaff . |
| 22 | He said , ’ Walker , I 've now known you for four years , and this is the first intelligent thing that you have done . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've provisionally arranged it for tomorrow , ’ Veronica answered . |
| 24 | And although I 'm not I enjoyed the piping , I enjoyed But I was not at peace I says I says , you 've even ruined me for this . |
| 25 | Erm , well I do n't know Wendy , I 'll have to go into that when I , I do n't think they have , I do n't know that they have charged me for , well they 've certainly charged me for the new wiring . |
| 26 | I 've never asked them for anything before … then all of a sudden , you become partly dependent on them … it 's very difficult . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's always been that — I 've known it all my life — you 've never forgiven me for being a girl — that 's why you love Bri and you do n't love me — you wanted a boy — you always wanted a boy and all you got was a girl — all you got was me ! ’ |
| 28 | I know that you 've never forgiven me for what happened , and I do n't blame you , darling . |
| 29 | I know girls who say , ‘ Oh , I 've never done it for money , but he 'll give me this and that ’ . |
| 30 | I 've never seen her for years |