Example sentences of "you [verb] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was really a good play , ha , and it was done so well , and you were so close to it as well , you got in for two pounds , best thing I 've ever seen . |
| 2 | ‘ Ca n't you stay still for five minutes ? |
| 3 | What do you want then for ninety nine P ? |
| 4 | A formal notice requiring you to attend here for such an interview will be delivered to you separately from this letter . |
| 5 | You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day . |
| 6 | Here comes summer … time for the two of you to slip away for that special holiday , so sit back and enjoy those dream destinations that make you wish you were there … cruise the Caribbean 's hot spots on Le Ponant and graceful and stylish luxury yacht … take time off a tour of the Greek Islands and enjoy the special mixture of sun , beauty and history … party 'till dawn on Majorca or discover more secluded spots on this and the other Balearic Islands … beat the crowds to the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and relish the silky feel of warm sand slipping between your toes … if time is short cross the Channel to France and the pretty countryside of Picardy … or rediscover England on a relaxing barge built for two … we also look at romantic hotels in Britain , perfect for first nights , short breaks or indulgent weekends … |
| 7 | Twenty first , so if we got you booked in for that . |
| 8 | " Now , I asked you to come over for several reasons . |
| 9 | Those thrills prompt you to come back for more but they 're often reinforced by a swirling hotch-potch of memories . |
| 10 | I can promise you , however , that if you walk around for three weeks with a chest pain , fearing a heart attack at the age of 43 , and you are told you have a hiatus hernia you feel a great relief . |
| 11 | Now you listen out for these , for these videos , you can win a choice of these videos . |
| 12 | you listen out for any hidden meanings ; |
| 13 | Yeah I know it 's easier no you must feel really gutted , I mean I would I know , because as you said , you going out for ten months yeah exactly , yeah , exactly I mean come on you really liked him fancied him loved him oh wow , I said love , love love , I do n't know love hey man yeah yeah it 's probably , you know like when you dumped him for Danny it 's just probably like that yeah exactly exactly , so do n't worry oh come on he ca n't give up ten months for nothing I know it has to end someday , but it does n't I mean it 's like everyone thinks like that , it really annoys me , everybody , right who 's about our age yeah , they just go out with someone knowing that one day it 's gon na end , they 're just waiting for the day , and that you know , you should go out with someone with the intentions of being with them forever I know that sounds pathetic , but it 's true , yeah I know , yeah exactly yeah , yeah I know , why do you think I said it ? |
| 14 | If you look around for some field that has yet to be used in a crime story and then insist on using it when it has not filled you with enthusiasm , your book will be leaden . |
| 15 | Did you search around for any other reasons , such as the mention of a possible strategic reserve ? |
| 16 | Well they perm your hair you know there for six pound . |
| 17 | What about , is it a big hassle you getting in for nine ? |
| 18 | You get out for three months before getting the jail again . |
| 19 | Of course you can make appalling howlers if you set out for some reason to portray life in a social area unknown to you . |
| 20 | ‘ You hung on for twelve years . ’ |
| 21 | Surveying the solitary chair and bare mattress , the missing lightbulbs round the mirror , you understand why for much of the time Newley keeps his eyes closed , picturing maybe the backstage steamrooms and personal barmen of American showbiz . |
| 22 | Why did n't you go in for that ? |
| 23 | WE were the first to tip you off about Ryan Giggs , who has become a household name at Manchester United … now we 're telling you to watch out for another youngster . |
| 24 | Basically you will listen for maybe seven minutes then you switch off for two minutes then you switch on again and then you try and think well what was I listening to seven minu well you know , three minutes ago what was probably said in the last two minutes . |
| 25 | You go away for thirteen weeks on a course with the dog , you 're introduced to the dog you 're gon na work with , yeah ? |
| 26 | ‘ You 're a brave man if you go back for another of these things , ’ he adds , gesturing at a dodgy-looking sausage sandwich . |
| 27 | ‘ You can get a good view of the moonlight on the lake , if you go in for that sort of thing . |
| 28 | You go in for three days and you have a big dose of drugs . |
| 29 | ‘ How many times have you gone out for romantic dinners with women ? ’ |
| 30 | Jelly babies , dolly mixtures , love hearts that said ‘ Kiss me quick ’ , and if you saved up for two weeks you could buy a whipped cream walnut . |