Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb base] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Only if you 're a bigger fool than I take you for . ’ |
| 2 | No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run . |
| 3 | Right I 'm convinced such a good breed and you very kindly rigged this Topper up for me so well you wo n't mind if I take it for a spin will you ? |
| 4 | If I worship thee for fear of hell , |
| 5 | But if I worship thee for thyself alone , |
| 6 | If I ask you for something will you sing it ? ’ |
| 7 | Well the thing is if I arrange it for May I can ring er talk to mum and see if she 'll do it |
| 8 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 9 | ‘ If I do it for you , I 've got to do it for everyone … |
| 10 | If I do it for Edward King , somebody will do it for me . |
| 11 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 12 | Erm do you mind if I leave you for a second ? |
| 13 | If I enter him for the race will you wager ten pounds for me ? ’ |
| 14 | Francis will you come off the floor and go in the sitting room until I shout you for tea . |
| 15 | Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out |
| 16 | This is not because I take them for granted — On the contrary I marvel every year at the miracle of that never-empty basket in The Undercroft and the crowds round the stalls . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , like , ten minutes ago , because I need it for the next programme . ’ |
| 18 | I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It shall go very hard , my lord , before I ask you for anything . ’ |
| 20 | When I ask him for telephone numbers of the people who know him best , he gives me the numbers of Deneuve , Shrimpton and Helvin before Jack Nicholson , Brian Clarke and Julian Schnabel . |
| 21 | Oh when I do it for the week I 'm gon na get a twenty five pound voucher for Marks and Spencers . |
| 22 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 23 | When I press him for more names he suddenly gets the deer-caught-in-the-headlights look , and , deciding he 's already revealed too much , replies , ‘ Ah , just people . ’ |
| 24 | on this , and I 'll reiterate this , is the process that we go through as I understand it for introducing procedures , is that we take a diagonal slice through the organization er in other words there 's a draft procedure produced . |
| 25 | The difficulty arises when it is uncertain whether or not the competent adult ( as I call her for brevity ) does or does not consent to the proposed treatment . |
| 26 | This on reflection is what I think education is all about : not the mere acquisition of knowledge and passing of exams — though I thank you for your help in that area too — but the ability to stand on my own two feet intellectually . |
| 27 | As to my … period of meditation , there are mental disciplines in which I fear you 're sorely lacking , Grimbo , though I thank you for rubbing life back into my limbs . ’ |