Example sentences of "you [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And if you 're feeling tired , what about a dose or two of that tonic you make up for the patients ? ’ |
| 2 | Just you make up for it . |
| 3 | The Technique will help you to look more closely at your reactions in everyday situations and will enable you to see clearly for yourself how , without realizing it , you contribute to the build-up of excessive tension in your life . |
| 4 | If only your parents 'd had the sense to let you to go in for it . ’ |
| 5 | They get you to go in for something and then it costs you money . |
| 6 | I said if you had n't I 'd get you to go back for a chat with him . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And you went to school in the morning but never knew whether your house was going to be there when you got home for dinner or whether you 'd still have a mum and dad and |
| 9 | Right then , what you got there for ? |
| 10 | To help you prepare intelligently for exams . |
| 11 | What are you sniffing about for eh ? |
| 12 | He saw her in the doorway , and said , ‘ What are you hanging around for ? ’ |
| 13 | What are you what are you hanging about for ? |
| 14 | Did you stay on for As ? |
| 15 | Pressing herself close as she kissed him , she pleaded , ‘ Ca n't you stay here for a while , Seb ? |
| 16 | Could you stay here for a minute ? |
| 17 | ‘ Ca n't you stay still for five minutes ? |
| 18 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 19 | Wo n't you be afraid while you sit down for your long wait ? ’ |
| 20 | At first puzzled , then anxious , then furious with disbelief , you sit in the driveway with the engine running ; you sit there for weeks , months , for years , waiting for the doors to open . |
| 21 | ‘ You asked specially for him ! ’ |
| 22 | what do you make up for , just their postage ? |
| 23 | What do you want then for ninety nine P ? |
| 24 | A formal notice requiring you to attend here for such an interview will be delivered to you separately from this letter . |
| 25 | You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day . |
| 26 | If Sir Geoffrey were to ask you to carry on for a bit longer , would you be willing to do so ? " |
| 27 | Then there are members of the medical profession who bark , ‘ Breastfeeding , I trust ? ’ when you slink in for your six-week check-up . |
| 28 | What type of headlamp do you consider best for the Series III ? |
| 29 | But if you ca n't wait that long , Yolkfolk is n't bad — you certainly wo n't end up with egg on your face if you shell out for it ! |
| 30 | So , did you line up for London with a positive mental outlook and were you full of confidence ? |