Example sentences of "want [pron] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’
2 Might want them for a cup of tea .
3 Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower .
4 Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower .
5 Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible .
6 I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’
7 I want you for an angel !
8 Nero wants you for the circus , he seems to have taken a fancy to you and was asking about the lanolin — say no more !
9 Boring work , but if you want one for the glass case , this is the best way to go about achieving that aim .
10 Levellers will perform in front of 70 , people during the tour , and already well over 50 , tickets have been snapped up , so get cracking if you want one for the Belfast gig .
11 The trouble is , I want everything for a very long time — forever . ’
12 " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . "
13 We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’
14 Japanese director Nagisa Oshima wants him for the lead in Valentino , a movie which will explore the destructive effect of fame on silent screen stars .
15 EPIPHONE ET-270 , 3-a-side headstock , you 've got , I want it for a reasonable price .
16 they want it for a
17 Have you therefore reassessed the western relief road 's benefits on the base that y you will have now at that point in time both a southern A fifty nine , A one link and a southern northern link , if you want it for the A sixty one north of Harrogate .
18 Yeah but I want it for the men that 's going to alter the gas .
19 ‘ But I do n't want you for a stonechipper !
20 I would n't want you for an enemy , Harry .
21 I 've wanted it for a very long time , and it will happen , I promise , but not now , not yet . ’
22 right if you do n't want it for a pound I 'll have it back
23 sha n't want 'em for a long while
24 ‘ Do n't you want 'em for the BVM ? ’
25 ‘ I shall get into something comfortable , ’ she said , ‘ and then I sha n't want anything for the whole afternoon . ’
26 They wanted me for the part because it seemed they wanted someone younger .
27 ‘ I was playing in a particular game and did not think I had done anything spectacular at all when I was approached by Heffernan who told me that he wanted me for the Ireland team to play Australia in the Compromise Rules series , ’ recalls McGilligan .
28 they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate .
29 She wanted something for the garden .
30 Hoskyns badly wanted him for the post .
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