Example sentences of "[to-vb] everything for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | mhm And they have to buy everything for you , and it takes ages does n't it . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you prepared to risk everything for us ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If your mother was half as beautiful as you , and perhaps half as persuasive , I can understand how your father was tempted to abandon everything for her pleasure , ’ he said throatily . |
| 4 | At some time or other the twin siren songs of forward and backward integration have led most large companies to do everything for themselves from manufacturing their own plant and spares , sometimes even as far as owning their own retail outlets . |
| 5 | People would expect you to do everything for them ; revitalise the planet , solve all their problems , etc. ’ without doing anything themselves . |
| 6 | See that other members of the family , if you have one , stop depending on you to do everything for them , as they did when they were younger . |
| 7 | I think that 's why I like children — because there was always somebody smaller than me and I had to do everything for them really when I was younger — feed them , change their nappies … |
| 8 | Everyone in the castle where he lives had become totally reliant on him to do everything for them , so the loss of the magic is somewhat disastrous . |
| 9 | We have all come across women who had children by accident , because they thought it was the thing to do , or because they wanted to qualify for Council accommodation , and we have all come across women who expected someone else to do everything for them . |
| 10 | I do n't have a guitar roadie there to do everything for me , so I interact with my guitar on every level . |
| 11 | We had to cook our own meals because the housemother was n't living in ; we used to do everything for ourselves . |
| 12 | That 's why it 's specialized nursing , because the nurses have to do everything for you . |
| 13 | The first child wants to be the most important , and to keep everything for itself . |
| 14 | Then the officer in charge of the case , Detective Chief Inspector Golding , returned from the scene and persuaded them to repeat everything for his benefit . |
| 15 | My staff had to lift everything for me at work . ’ |
| 16 | For Heaven 's sake , Tug , do I have to decide everything for you ? |
| 17 | I did expect you to drop everything for me and when you did n't I did n't run after you , not because I was too proud to but because I was afraid , just as you were afraid . |
| 18 | She 'd say , stand your ground , do n't , you know , sort of like , then she goes round to everybody else , trying to get everything for nothing . |
| 19 | If he was ill , bad luck , but why did he have to ruin everything for me ? |