Example sentences of "[vb infin] me for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 2 | THEY WILL INFLUENCE ME FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS . |
| 3 | They will influence me for the rest of my days . |
| 4 | While I was at Cambridge , I began to follow a rule of life which I hoped would prepare me for the priesthood . |
| 5 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 6 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 7 | what went badly , and what beneficial feedback does that give me for the future ? |
| 8 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |
| 9 | Hope you can join me for the breakfast show for Gary and Robbo 's next in your day . |
| 10 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
| 11 | As for killing Havvie , I did not think that she would thank me for the scandal , ’ he finished simply . |
| 12 | ‘ You may thank me for the breakfast , ’ McAllister said , sitting down to attack her own meal with vigour , ‘ but the weather — now that , alas , is beyond me . |
| 13 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 14 | As we sat discussing her script in the BBC canteen , her determined manner and the intensity of her gaze occasionally reminded me — though she wo n't thank me for the comparison — of Margaret Thatcher . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't blame me for the way you interpret anything I say , ’ he said blandly . |
| 16 | Now he 's gon na blame me for the loss of my book . |
| 17 | If it makes you feel better , you can even pay me for the drink . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah , but they would n't pay me for the hour I was sitting there doing nothing you see |
| 19 | But first , how much will you pay me for the information ? ’ |
| 20 | Although in the early days Derek was happy to drive me around and did n't even charge me for the petrol , pretty soon our visits here and there grew so frequent and far afield that he was finding himself quite a bit out of pocket . |
| 21 | They would repay me for the dowry I wasted on you , but I have no wish to be reminded of you . |
| 22 | Why did n't you ask me for the potty ? |
| 23 | I do n't want him to say well she did n't come round , she did n't ask me for the money , I mean I have n't ask him for the money and , he 'd like to on a Friday , when one come up , when the next one comes you can you ? |
| 24 | They would ask me for the pass I did n't have , then they would want to know what I was doing there . |
| 25 | ‘ This is something which will haunt me for the rest of my life . |