Example sentences of "you for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thank you for the honour , Duart , ’ Hector said formally . |
| 2 | Thank you for the prompt and efficient service given so far and I hope this is an indication of the quality of supervision that we can expect . |
| 3 | Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ . |
| 4 | There 's little in Marshall 's CV to prepare you for the way this story , awash with sentimental pitfalls , is turned into a deeply stirring , full blooded drama . |
| 5 | And sir , both of you , both you sir , Mr and you sir , Mr , er I would like to thank you for the way in the way you have conducted this enquiry . |
| 6 | We praise you for the way that you have assigned these to the craftsmen of all kinds who have been involved . |
| 7 | And if you let me go I will forgive you for the way in which you have just spoken to me . ’ |
| 8 | To Jim Hair , I send a special thank you for the way he organised the Annual Presentation Dinner . |
| 9 | I am glad you came — really — and bless you for the things — I so needed to see you . |
| 10 | ‘ I hope things go well for all of you , ’ I added ( with uncharacteristic generosity ) , ‘ and thank you for the present . |
| 11 | and sharpened up with typical 20th-century cynicism by the American lyricist Stephen Sondheim : I 've got those " God why do n't you love me , oh you do I 'll see you later " blues , That " long as you ignore me , you 're the only thing that matters " feeling , That " if I 'm good enough for you , you 're not good enough " And " thank you for the present but what 's wrong with it ? " stuff . |
| 12 | Once again , having selected the fax as the print device , you ‘ print ’ to it and it asks you for the address details . |
| 13 | The judge told him : ‘ There must be a severe penalty to punish you for the enormity of what you have done . |
| 14 | There must be a severe penalty to punish you for the enormity of what you have done and to deter others from wicked driving like this . |
| 15 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 17 | We thank you for the times when it moves us to be in your presence together . |
| 18 | It actually asks you for the mark he obtained for his final tests does n't it ? |
| 19 | Thank you for the correspondence regarding the above ( memo from Les McEwan to Bill Lang , 6 July 1993 and memo from Bill Lang to Les McEwan , 5 July 1993 ) . |
| 20 | I am writing to thank you for the Morrissey article . |
| 21 | ‘ The money is a bona fide payment in thanks for your co-operation and to compensate you for the upheaval . |
| 22 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 23 | Thank you for the sending copies of the above planning applications . |
| 24 | ‘ Thank you for the lunch , ’ they said . |
| 25 | ‘ Thank you for the lunch , Rob , ’ she smiled , ‘ but I ought to get back now . ’ |
| 26 | Thank you for the lunch . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No — but thank you for the contact . ’ |
| 28 | I 'll refund you for the apples , and any other damage . |
| 29 | Well when you go to your bed that 'll be you for the night , there 'll be no getting back up again . |
| 30 | ‘ Thank you for the water . ’ |