Example sentences of "you [vb base] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . " |
| 2 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
| 3 | Now when your audience tells you a day you add one for a Thursday , two for a Friday , and three for a Saturday . |
| 4 | You enjoy yourself for a while and then you make sure of your place in heaven ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She wo n't be getting any you know what for a bit ; |
| 6 | I know you get nothing for a tenner but if you spend hundred pound you can |
| 7 | So er if you y'know do the desired behaviour , you collect so many vouchers and er y'know when you 've got ten vouchers you exchange it for a television or something like that , but there 's a whole range of things of that nature . |
| 8 | You use it for a high , like a shot of whisky . |
| 9 | You hire it for a day or whatever it is . |
| 10 | Collector 's corner is the feature round about three thirty so if you want to go on collector 's corner if you collect anything for a hobby that 's the spot for you . |
| 11 | If you leave it for a while , the reeds invade , and there 's no expanse of water at all . |
| 12 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 13 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 14 | Yes , every now and then the temptation to do something sort of very cool and very sort of ten point Univers and you do it for a bit , and you 've done it and then you use some proper faces instead . |
| 15 | ‘ Every time you take me for a meal , it 's to a non-smoking restaurant , ’ said Bob in a somewhat annoyed tone . |
| 16 | Yeah , like somebody else , like , you 're walking down the street , like , you 're in a house and , and you check it for a minute and you 're like |