Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb base] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only tax mine for six month now then , ay ? |
| 2 | I 've got to be made to realize that I only love him for what I can get out of it . |
| 3 | ‘ She 'll do , I only want her for breeding , ’ the nasty woman said . |
| 4 | ‘ You know the bad consequence of my laying myself under unnecessary obligation , and you will therefore take care that I only do it for real Friends that I can depend upon , ’ the member of parliament warned . |
| 5 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 6 | I got off with Andrew but that 's all a p only a who I get off with him and I do n't fancy him , I know I do n't want to go out with him I just fancy him for the occasional snog , fair enough but I 'm just saying like you know you fancy |
| 7 | Jon sees the key to it all as simply getting out and having a good time : ‘ I just do it for a laugh , basically . |
| 8 | I already hate myself for having taken the job , I know it was a mistake . |
| 9 | ‘ I have received threatening phone calls and letters , saying I always want something for nothing , ’ he said . |
| 10 | And Cornelius Rooney says : ‘ I still blame myself for Patrick 's death . ’ |
| 11 | Problem No. 12 : I must go and hang out my son 's washing as he has n't got a machine yet , I still do it for him . |
| 12 | My regard for your daughter has in no way diminished ; I still want her for my wife . |
| 13 | This season , with only a few weeks gone , I confidently nominate him for another award — worst piece of man-management this season ! |
| 14 | All of these she had wriggled out of , and as they were leaving the cinema he had had the nerve to say , ‘ You know , I really respect you for saying no , Benny . |
| 15 | I really like him for all those synthesisers . |
| 16 | The choice of hi-hats and cymbals is excellent , and I often use it for programming percussion . ’ |
| 17 | I even meet him for dinner from time to time . |
| 18 | Her fringe is so long , I sometimes mistake her for Rolf Harris . |
| 19 | I almost hate you for talking to me like this , when you know how you 've ruined my life ! |
| 20 | " I never use it for hunting , " he said as he wrestled with the mechanism . |
| 21 | Oh I never cook them for twenty , twenty to twenty five minutes it would be a disaster . |
| 22 | ‘ I never forget it for a minute , ’ said Gabriel . |
| 23 | ‘ I never do anything for shock value . |
| 24 | I ca n't shake a lingering vision of her straining eagerly against Casey , and I half blame her for it as if it were true . |