Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] them for " in BNC.
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1 | Theyspoketo them nicely but if I asked them for anything it was as though they could n't be bothered . |
2 | These are delicious by themselves , but if you use them for Devils on Horseback ( see p112 ) your cocktail party will surely be an enormous success . |
3 | If you buy them for your own use , ask the assistant for advice , as some should be avoided in pregnancy . |
4 | But if we keep them for the next ten years they 're a a real bargain , if , if , if |
5 | In the nineteenth century , however , those who conducted the research did not really believe that their subjects would tell them the truth reliably if they asked them for information directly , and so they drew inferences about people 's ideas , religious beliefs , political commitments and so on from the type of literature they had on their shelf or the pictures they had on their walls . |
6 | Angrily , as if he blamed them for his loneliness , he set about his fri ed eggs and bacon . |