Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] me for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | You must take me for a fool ! |
| 3 | ‘ You 're ordering me around again , if that 's what you mean , ’ she replied , ‘ and if you think I 'm going to trot obediently upstairs and take off all my clothes you must take me for a fool . ’ |
| 4 | You must hate me for it . ’ |
| 5 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 6 | ‘ You must forgive me for not being more helpful . |
| 7 | If you intend to proceed with the appeal on your own , you should contact me for a copy of the relevant parts of the Sheriff Court process . |
| 8 | I thought you might pay me for it . |
| 9 | Right at this moment I 've awakened needs you thought you 'd buried , but in the cold light of morning you 'll blame me for taking advantage . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Then you 'll owe me for six months ' work . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Well ! ’ he said , ‘ I hope you 'll forgive me for having knocked you down that day . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You 'll forgive me for making the point , ’ said Calatin , ‘ but you do get the odd rebel , even these days . |
| 13 | Well , as a chemist perhaps you 'll forgive me for dwelling largely on what we as chemists do , but of course it 's not only the chemists in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences who do things for schools — it 's right across the area — but each year , for example , we have a week set aside for sixth form visits , in which parties of sixth formers come to the School and we 're about to talk to them about university entrance , about what goes on in universities , but , most importantly , to show them some of the apparatus which they do n't have at school but which they 've probably heard about . |
| 14 | ‘ If I say one of my contacts tipped me off , I expect you 'll pester me for his name . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll get you so you wo n't even recognise your own body but after we 've done it you 'll be grateful to me that I made you do it and you 'll enjoy it and you 'll get better at it and one day you 'll thank me for doing this to you . |
| 16 | ‘ Take off those shoes , you 'll thank me for it later . |
| 17 | You 'll be aboard my ship when we sail on the Sunday tide , and I 'll warrant you 'll thank me for it in the years to come . |
| 18 | You 'll thank me for this later . |
| 19 | " You 'll thank me for this later , lads . |
| 20 | You 'll thank me for this ! ’ |
| 21 | Do you a lot of good , you 'll thank me for it one day . |
| 22 | ‘ Just you bear in mind that you 've got me now , Kate , and you 'll have me for as long as you want me . |
| 23 | ‘ No , I was hoping you 'd join me for that drink . ’ |
| 24 | So I went down and Mr at that time was Mayor of Willenhall , a very influential man , and he was er over and er his son had to became in charge , but anyway I went to see him it was Mr and er about it and he says er well we got er a order for four locks here , he says er I wonder if er you could quote me for them ? |
| 25 | ‘ You could meet me for a drink sometimes . ’ |
| 26 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 27 | ‘ I hope you will excuse me for introducing myself , Dr Watson , ’ he said as he came up to me . |
| 28 | Of course — if you will forgive me for saying so — it is a bit stilted in its present form . |
| 29 | If you will forgive me for saying so , you scarcely seem his type . ’ |
| 30 | I only want to know how much you can pay me for them . " |