Example sentences of "what you [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you show for ? |
| 2 | It takes a great deal of sensitivity to provide activities which stimulate the patient 's interest , without exhausting him or making him frustrated if he can not achieve what he wants or what you hope for . |
| 3 | It makes so much difference if you tell each other what you hope for , rather than expecting your partner to know , or to assume that your partner wants and expects the same things . |
| 4 | I think that man 's insane , and cunning — and the mixture of insanity and cunning is what you mistake for some deep wisdom . |
| 5 | The open air is what you yearn for — a pair of good walking shoes , a green thornproof , and the ability to melt into the undergrowth . |
| 6 | Harking back to The Smiths ' early days , it is another stab at Victorian virtue : ‘ A crack on the head is what you get for asking . ’ |
| 7 | More simply , a crack on the head is what you get for acting in a perfectly natural manner . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's what you get for sticking your dick in a plug socket . ’ |
| 9 | That 's what you get for buying your jewellery from a bubble gum machine . |
| 10 | To discover that just read on and see what you get for your money . |
| 11 | CHECK WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY . |
| 12 | PRS money is what you get for your compositions being played and performed . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's what you get for flying antiques , ’ he said unsympathetically . |
| 14 | The solos still grate , but at least you can get the beers in at this point without fear of missing anything serious — although Hammett has included an axe-trashing coda to his widdly-widdly section ; that 's what you get for hanging out with Nirvana . |
| 15 | The place may seem fairly pricey , but when you see what you get for your money , you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 16 | Yet the final equation of what you can afford to spend on a new car is likely to be influenced by what you get for the old one . |
| 17 | " That 's what you get for being public-spirited . " |
| 18 | Gary Cottrill has been seeing what you get for your money . |
| 19 | ‘ The only pressure you get is what you make for yourself . |
| 20 | The initial dialogue too , includes queries about when you wish to retire and what you require for breakfast . |
| 21 | Everything has to be thought out so carefully ; what you ask for , that is . |
| 22 | Erm what you apply for if if it goes to court is what 's called a residence order , and what you would probably know as access |
| 23 | That 's what you use for that , to make the bacon brown , you know , yeah . |
| 24 | What you use for reading . |
| 25 | No been on it , like it 's got all any , all numbers down side what you use for which |
| 26 | The truism that you get what you pay for was ably demonstrated by the decision in 1981 to replace ageing first-generation DMU fleets on non-electrified outer suburban lines and remote branches with low-cost bus-type bodies on four-wheeled underframes . |
| 27 | At £175 including VAT this is not a cheap sander , but you get what you pay for and for the keen d-iyer or woodworker , or even a tradesman , this is an excellent tool that should last a lifetime . |
| 28 | You get what you pay for with locks . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , you get what you pay for , do n't you ? ’ |
| 30 | You get what you pay for . |