Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tammuz Malamute , or whoever you are , I should not forgive you for this , he thought wearily . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'll only require you for one hour a day . |
| 3 | I du n no but I got a wonderful hand look wha I 'll just show you for a start , cos I 'm putting that in the box . |
| 4 | But he said we wo n't charge you the daily rate , we 'll just charge you for the job . |
| 5 | I 'll not charge you for that |
| 6 | Open your children 's eyes and minds to the world of books in The Red House — it could be the start they 'll always thank you for . |
| 7 | Yes , and then he 'll probably remember you for that . |
| 8 | they 'll probably charge you for putting it in as well . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll never take you for granted again . |
| 10 | I 'll never forgive you for what you 've done to me . ’ |
| 11 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 12 | ‘ One is that , like I said , I could probably frame you for the kiosk and the burglary . |
| 13 | We could n't protect you for ever . " |
| 14 | ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure . |
| 15 | The Greek police could n't nail you for anything , but we 're not quite so fussy over technicalities . |
| 16 | Unlike me , she could n't see you for what you are . ’ |
| 17 | I could almost admire you for your loyalty . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I could almost admire you for it if it 's the latter . ’ |
| 19 | They 'd never take you for a terrorist . |
| 20 | ‘ If you was down here , ’ she said , ‘ I 'd bloody slap you for your cheek . ’ |
| 21 | I would not charge you for lessons . |
| 22 | I would not forsake ye , I would not forsake you for sweetest of scenes : For sweetest of gardens that nature could make me I would not forsake ye , dear valleys and greens : Tho' Nature ne'er dropped ye a cloud-resting mountain , Nor waterfalls tumble their music so free , Had Nature denied ye a bush , tree , or fountain , Ye still had been loved as an Eden by me . |
| 23 | To say otherwise is to give Nature a status as divine revelation which the victims of congenital diseases would not thank you for . |
| 24 | ‘ Your God would not thank you for throwing away your life . |
| 25 | Yet as our relationship deepened , you seemed to abstract yourself , and sometimes I would not see you for days on end . |
| 26 | A separate , dearer policy would also cover you for job , tax and inheritance disputes . |
| 27 | I love you , Travis McKenna , for my sins , and I would n't marry you for any other reason . ’ |
| 28 | I would n't want you for an enemy , Harry . |
| 29 | He closed his eyes tightly ; then in a much quieter voice , he said , ‘ Pet , you know I would n't hurt you for the world , but you 're hurting me . |
| 30 | I would n't press you for a decision , I promise you . |