Example sentences of "[vb infin] your [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah well it gives you the chance to get , to increase the rent if you er but if you 're happy with them as operators er you can boost your income for the year . |
| 2 | ‘ That should suit your taste for the melodramatic . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Let me invite you to dinner in an hour , ’ said George , ‘ and ’ — this was addressed to Mrs Robinson , who had crept in to stand in the doorway and hear the end of the story , and now stepped forward to play a part — ‘ please , let us borrow your daughter for the evening so that we four can be a company . |
| 4 | ‘ Please may we borrow your office for a few minutes , Major Spicer ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'd like your recommendations for the best boiling , baking , roasting , chipping potatoes , three or four for different purposes but I 'm going to ask Walter to comment on the question first of all ? |
| 6 | did you remember your money for the erm trip ? |
| 7 | Frustrations will cloud your horizons for a time but you will shake them off and emerge well pleased with your efforts . |
| 8 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer . |
| 9 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes ( for breast and cervical cancer ) . |
| 10 | Our special price will whet your appetite for the dry season 's gardening essential . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's making love to order on the one hand , ’ says Matthew , ‘ and there 's not having sex when you fancy it because you know you must conserve your sperm for the optimum moment in the month . ’ |
| 12 | At 8.30 you 'll take your places for a three-course meal which will include Smoked salmon . |
| 13 | Called Boar-Mate , it is available from farm suppliers at about Pounds 2.50 a tin and is good for more than 100 matings — just do n't take your girlfriend for a romantic walk near a pig farm . |
| 14 | ‘ By 1976 , the Government decided it had to act and that led to the first TV campaign with the line ‘ Do n't take your car for a drink ’ . ’ |
| 15 | We can take your booking for the entire trip : air or rail travel , car hire , and reservations for anything from a honeymoon suite in a five-star luxury hotel to a self-catering villa for families travelling together . |
| 16 | Out with it or I 'll have your skin for a cigar case . ’ |
| 17 | His secretary Pamela reads it off her memo pad : ‘ The VC 's PA rang to say could they have your nomination for the Industry Year Shadow Scheme . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ About letting us have your papers for the Sir Edward Prendergast Collection and the Lady Prendergast Collection — the Emily Firle Collection . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Keep that handy , ’ I warn him , ‘ or I 'll have your head for a hat-rack . ’ |
| 20 | if I can just have your attention for a moment |
| 21 | if I could have your attention for a minute . |
| 22 | Er , can I , can I have your agreement for the recommendation then ? |
| 23 | There are also computer agencies who will circulate your details for a fee . |
| 24 | It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is . |
| 25 | I would appreciate your prayers for the following : |
| 26 | A home improvement project can change your lifestyle for the better , but if it 's a big project that goes wrong , the result can be a nightmare . |
| 27 | The bank may reject your request for a loan because it thinks you are overcommitting yourself . |
| 28 | Might slit your windpipe for the gain of your house , |
| 29 | Within its walls you can see the whole spectrum of human behaviour : the splendour of the rich moving through the streets on damask-caparisoned palfreys and the bare-arsed poor who would slit your throat for a crust of bread . ] |
| 30 | You would compensate your neighbour for the loss of his marginal benefit . |