Example sentences of "i [vb base] you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've read things in papers people are supposed to have said and think , ‘ You obnoxious twat , I hate you for saying that , ’ but I know there 's gay people out there who read that thing in NME and know it 's a load of bollocks . |
| 2 | It is n't enough for you , and I hate you for it , and I want you to go before you decide to leave me , and I love you , and how am I expected to stand being cooped up with him . |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes I hate you for it , ’ she said , more harshly , perhaps , than she had intended . |
| 4 | That 's what I hate you for , Luke . |
| 5 | I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’ |
| 6 | For example , ‘ I forgive you for being so patronising towards me ’ would make them feel that they were having their sins confessed to them . |
| 7 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 8 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 9 | I want you for my general — my most trusted man . |
| 10 | I want you for an angel ! |
| 11 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 12 | That 's what I want you for ! |
| 13 | Cos you do n't know what I want you for . |
| 14 | You are as wonderful as I expected , and I worship you for it . |
| 15 | ‘ Rachel Santerre , ’ he intoned , ‘ I arrest you for treason and the most horrible homicides . |
| 16 | ‘ And I owe you for the taxi . ’ |
| 17 | You must tell me what I owe you for the meal . |
| 18 | Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out |
| 19 | I know you for a pure creature . |
| 20 | What a good thing I know you for what you are . |
| 21 | 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 ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 23 | I know you for dinner . |
| 24 | I like you for your courage and ability to speak out in |
| 25 | ‘ One of the things I like you for , ’ the young man said , ‘ is that there is no pretence about you . |
| 26 | This way , Dad and I get you for a little longer . |
| 27 | I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ And why do n't you stick to what I pay you for ? ’ he retorted irritably , heading back to his office . |
| 29 | That 's what I pay you for . ’ |
| 30 | Erm , the first one is a letter from Ron , he , he 's in Milton Keynes with his family at the moment , on holiday , and he will be missing this meeting action tomorrow and unfortunately the September Executive , erm , he 's reported on the erm market stall which I 'll come to a bit later , I ask you for details about that and for the enclose with it erm , a statement issued by the association nationally on pensioner 's and the Poll Tax . |