Example sentences of "[vb infin] you for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would that suit you for the time being , Graham ? |
| 2 | If you are going for a job that you have never done before , either from necessity or because you are looking for a change of direction , you should take care to prepare for this question by listing all the experience and personal qualities you have which suit you for the job . |
| 3 | ‘ I must admit Kathy could do the job blindfolded and Simpkin would never consider you for the job unless I happened to suggest it . |
| 4 | Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ These are all the variations I can show you for the moment . ’ |
| 6 | I 'll refund you for the apples , and any other damage . |
| 7 | If your baggage is temporarily lost for longer than 12 hours on the outward journey we will compensate you for the emergency purchase of essential items up to a total of £100 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But there is nothing on land that can prepare you for the profusion of shapes and colours of the corals themselves . |
| 10 | ‘ No matter how well briefed you 've been ’ , he says , ‘ nothing can prepare you for the shock of international rugby . |
| 11 | Nothing can prepare you for the shock . |
| 12 | ‘ We thought we were going to die ’ , said Rene' who , with Mario , presented wallets to each crew member on duty that day , embossed in gold with the words ‘ We will always remember you for the action on 15/5/93 . ’ |
| 13 | It was , Be blessings on thee , I mean and may God bless you for the help you 've given me . |
| 14 | If this is not easily available , nobody will thank you for the error ! |
| 15 | I wan na thank you for the initiative you 've shown . |
| 16 | No I 'll thank you for the confidence no . |
| 17 | I said , " That 's very kind of you , Mavis , and of course I 'll pay you for the gin , but if you do n't mind I 'd rather be alone . |
| 18 | I 'll pay you for the use . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ One is that , like I said , I could probably frame you for the kiosk and the burglary . |
| 20 | What can we get you for the baby ? |
| 21 | Oh I 'm surprised they did n't charge you for the cost of a single journey . |
| 22 | But he said we wo n't charge you the daily rate , we 'll just charge you for the job . |
| 23 | As you know erm we , we take the money here we do n't charge you for the talk but we give ten percent back to your W I so it 's a self funding situation . |
| 24 | Now I 'm , I 'm gon na play you for the sake of the game . |
| 25 | This set-up program will prompt you for the directory and hard disk where you want to install Money Smith , then sit back while the program does the rest . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd better reimburse you for the sweets ’ Vernon insisted , in a tight unfriendly voice . |
| 27 | And if you let me go I will forgive you for the way in which you have just spoken to me . ’ |
| 28 | Now when it asks you for the sample statement , ah done it , right before , it will ask you for the sample statement er over what period would you like to estimate this equation , right instead of pressing the return key which gives you the default , right , if you specify nineteen twenty three to nineteen forty sorry just a a dash between it like that nineteen twenty three space nineteen forty okay it asks you for the number of observations to be used in the structural stability tests , right , erm if you er press the default er if you press the return key then it should give you the maximum number available right five observations in this case right and then it will perform the regression over the entire sample period , those will be the results you obtain , right , it will also er present Chow erm test statistics . |
| 29 | The Canvass Form ( or Community Charge Registration Form ) will ask you for the manes and dates of birth of everybody living in the property who will be 18 or over by 1st April 1991 . |
| 30 | ‘ I would n't do that , girl ; he 'd fight you for the child . |