Example sentences of "[vb pp] you for the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I assumed he 'd just picked you for the resemblance . ’ |
2 | ‘ The rest of us in Argentina 'ave forgiven you for the Falklands War . ’ |
3 | Even though I have chained and muzzled you for the wolf you are , still your eyes challenge and your mind defies . ’ |
4 | For example , there is a right way and a wrong way of answering a stranger who has asked you for the time . |
5 | Or else he could have fed and kept you for the rest of your life ! ’ |