Example sentences of "[vb infin] anything for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd promise anything for a leg over in those days , he used to say , but I 've got more about me now . |
| 2 | We have a shop in Southport like this , where you can buy anything for any hobby . |
| 3 | Does she buy anything for herself ? |
| 4 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 5 | If you eat sufficient at each mealtime you should n't need anything for later on ! |
| 6 | So far , the various Hawker pension funds have not been merged with those of its new parent company and the £512m BTR surplus does not include anything for Hawker . |
| 7 | That will save money and expense , but the question is , will it guarantee anything for the pensioners themselves ? |
| 8 | I do n't know anything for certain . ’ |
| 9 | It was hard because we did n't know anything for sure . |
| 10 | They 'll stand and watch anything for hours . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd give anything for a sight of you in your pleasant civilian dress , and even the ‘ digs ’ would seem a veritable palace , compared with sand , and ragged Arabs , and khaki-drill shorts . |
| 12 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 13 | Collectors would give anything for the chance to hear him project his art to us from the clarity of a recording studio . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd give anything for a cup of tea . |
| 15 | Confusion was muddling her responses , putting up barriers where she 'd give anything for a free and open path forward … |
| 16 | She could n't feel anything for him . |
| 17 | I could n't feel anything for him and sometimes even resented him . |
| 18 | She could not feel anything for him ! |
| 19 | When he turned his head to look at her , his eyes flat and grey , she added in a little rush , ‘ I did n't feel anything for him . |
| 20 | ‘ But then you do n't feel anything for anyone else either , do you ? ’ he asked indifferently . |
| 21 | ‘ He does n't feel anything for me either . |
| 22 | You could n't feel anything for him . |
| 23 | Maybe I 've misjudged you , but do n't you see , after all that , I ca n't feel anything for anyone any more ? |
| 24 | After that night in Rocamar , when you told me you could n't feel anything for anyone , I dared not hope you 'd ever change — ’ |
| 25 | During much of the book you do not feel anything for the androids , but as you see their struggle for survival and begin to sense that they have gained the feelings that humans are losing , you realise the irony of the book . |
| 26 | Some German agents must have stood out like sore thumbs ( One , codenamed ‘ Garbo ’ , could never figure out English pounds , shillings , and pence , and once reported back to Berlin from Glasgow that there were men there ‘ who would do anything for a litre of wine ’ ( p. 112 ) . ) |
| 27 | But Dot could n't do anything for her because she had to escape . |
| 28 | She could not immediately do anything for Nina . |
| 29 | ‘ Can I do anything for you , John ? |
| 30 | First , and obviously , does it do anything for the sufferer 's disease ? |