Example sentences of "you for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a comfort , you know ’ — she smiled now — ‘ to think that there 's somebody opposite you for the first meal of the day , even if it 's to have a row with . ’ |
| 2 | That was when I met you for the first time , last week , at the consciousness-raising group that we started at the women 's centre a few weeks ago . |
| 3 | ‘ When I saw you for the first time , I thought for a moment you were Sybil — come back to plague me . ’ |
| 4 | Thank you for the recent newsletter from Convocation ; it is always interesting to read of the changes and developments taking place . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you for the other night , ’ I said . |
| 6 | We pray to you for the mastered will , |
| 7 | ‘ First let me thank you for the great job you are doing with the ‘ Nottingham Graduate ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I would like once again to thank you for the major contribution you 've made to our AIDS education programme this year . |
| 9 | ‘ But nothing prepares you for the blinding flash of flares and the noise of the thundercrackers as you run on to the field . |
| 10 | If you make good use of the contacts it forces you to make in Ardmore , Wellington or Christchurch , you can get a very useful insight into the local scene that helps prepare you for the fascinating flying that lies ahead . |
| 11 | All shale and weeds and winds that picked up speed as they swooped in off the ocean , this strip of barren land prepared you for the final desolation of the Crumbles . |
| 12 | thank you for the cheap put-down but would you answer the question ? |
| 13 | PERSONAL liability of £250,000 to £1 million is advisable to cover you for the legal liability of injuring someone or damaging their property , particularly as insurers report an increase in such claims . |
| 14 | Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May ) |
| 15 | A message appears which will prompt you for the following information : |
| 16 | A message will appear which will prompt you for the following information : ready archive output volume , reply CUU |
| 17 | Thank you for the Personal Violence issue ( NI 187 ) . |
| 18 | You need a sound night 's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow . |
| 19 | The surveyor will be responsible to you for the stated purpose of the report . |
| 20 | Your objectives should be every time somebody says no , thank you for the fifty pound . |
| 21 | For goodness sake Thame United , please send me a fixture list , I ask you every week , there 's a chap on the phone — oh yes Mr Inotta , we 'll send you one , thank you for the excellent coverage , Fox F M sport is quite superb , but nothing . |
| 22 | ‘ Dear Fatal , ’ writes Philip Saunders from North Devon , ‘ I 'm writing to thank you for the excellent screen wipes . |
| 23 | I want to commend you for the excellent job you have done on the Missing Girl story , from the time it broke until her body was found . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Liz , get up and let's go home . |
| 26 | The sooner I 've seen your grandmother , the sooner I can say goodbye to you for the last time . |
| 27 | It 's probably just as well I have n't been near you for the last week . |
| 28 | It had been one of those deep , deep sleeps ; the kind when you do n't know a thing until your mum starts yelling at you for the umpteenth time that you 're going to be late for school if you do n't get up . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
| 30 | I 've played along with you for the past hour . |