Example sentences of "[vb infin] you [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | Did n't know you had it for four years . |
2 | I want it badly , and I ca n't trust you to get it for me . |
3 | People would expect you to do everything for them ; revitalise the planet , solve all their problems , etc. ’ without doing anything themselves . |
4 | I did expect you to drop everything for me and when you did n't I did n't run after you , not because I was too proud to but because I was afraid , just as you were afraid . |
5 | Wear your city brogues with bare feet and people will think you mugged someone for them . |
6 | One would think you intended her for something more than your waiting maid . |
7 | We would like you to join us for dinner , meet our friends , enjoy a glass of wine or two over something as simple as a plate of pasta , or as extravagant as a six course meal . |
8 | I would like you to wear it for a while . ’ |
9 | I 'd like you to do something for me . |
10 | er next week is your let letters N and P for the raffle table , for the benefit of new members you go alphabetically through , you know , from A to Z and when it 's your turn we 'd like you to bring something for the raffle table |
11 | I 'll bet you get one for Christmas . |
12 | He is , if he can get you to do it for him , then it 's done . |
13 | I think I 'll get you to send one for me . ’ |
14 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
15 | he sort of smiled and said oh okay I 'll let you have it for thirty five and I said done . |
16 | Therefore , consider how your choice of subjects might help you prepare yourself for survival and success in the world of the twenty-first century . |
17 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
18 | Can I ask you to do something for me today please ? |
19 | I do n't ask you to sell better , ladies and gentlemen , I do n't ask you to sell itself for certain companies , I 'd like you to , but I do n't . |