Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was untenable that he should blame her for something that was not her fault . |
| 2 | We shall need some more singers to do , are you ready to sing cos we might need you for something else up there , you 'll never know . |
| 3 | Well I get twenty five quid 's worth of vouchers from Marks and Spencers I shall buy Stuart a shirt , I 'll give it for something for Christmas , wo n't it ? |
| 4 | I 'll do it for nothing — just my food and a bed in the attic looking out over the chimney-pots . |
| 5 | ‘ If he comes round here I 'll do it for nothing . ’ |
| 6 | Well you might use it for something . |
| 7 | the they 'll have it for everything ! |
| 8 | And the lace on this basque is making me itch — I think I 'll change it for something more practical . |
| 9 | And I 'll tell thee for naught , Daniel — never look to me for succour . |
| 10 | They bought out , this company have bought out a new tile and he said they 're looking for a sort of nice house to have as a sort of a show house and then he thinks he 'll get them for nothing . |
| 11 | Perhaps he could exchange it for something more portable . |
| 12 | The landlord said that we could have the hall on Sunday evenings to run the club , and we could have it for nothing as he would make his money on increased bar sales . |
| 13 | There was no way anyone could mistake me for anyone other than a journalist . |
| 14 | Instead , there was a tall , straggly looking tree seemingly at precisely the right spot , but it was definitely not a palm ; no-one could mistake it for one . |
| 15 | And Lawrence confirmed yesterday : ‘ I would not discount making a move if I could get him for something like £700,000 . ’ |
| 16 | Well in those days beastlings was a lux it was n't a luxury because you could get it for nothing . |
| 17 | He ate the strawberries quickly before anyone could ask him for one . |
| 18 | With so much specialised knowledge , which would qualify her for nothing much except a pilot 's certificate , with her wellingtons over which the mud of many tides had dried , she had the air of something aquatic , a demon from the depths , perhaps . |
| 19 | Silvio would bill me for everything from handkerchiefs for your nose to aspirin for your fever . ’ |
| 20 | So now he would get them for something they might not have done . |
| 21 | Carry him safely , dismiss him soon ; he will thank you for nothing else . |
| 22 | All she says is true : Simon will blame me for everything . |
| 23 | If I discuss safer sex my partner will leave me for someone else |
| 24 | If I discuss safer sex my partner will leave me for someone else |
| 25 | And er he said , You can ask me for anything , cos he was a strong Catholic you see and he would n't he did n't believe in anything to do with birth control . |