Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I asked him to get it for me . ’ |
| 2 | I mean we have her for |
| 3 | Yes , I mean it does it for you does n't it ? |
| 4 | She ask , I mean I had it for her all ready . |
| 5 | Well that 's it , I mean you have something for breakfast , a light lunch and you can go out for a big meal , that 's all you need . |
| 6 | Now , I insist you join me for supper . |
| 7 | I insist you keep it for yourself — it would be a crime to let anyone else wear it , ’ he said huskily . |
| 8 | I expected you to pay me for such attentions , my dear . |
| 9 | I expect he asked you for money . |
| 10 | ‘ I expect he did it for the insurance , ’ Dangerfield said . |
| 11 | I expect she kicks herself for giving him those special facilities now , because it 's sure to be one of those jaw-breaking pieces of unreadability Americans produce . |
| 12 | I found him cursing her for the border . |
| 13 | Later in the evening when the place had quietened a little and the cyclists had eaten , I invited them to join me for a glass of wine . |
| 14 | If we 've nothing to add on this question , I suggest we shelve it for now and hear what Anthea Darnell has to say . ’ |
| 15 | Yes I know it , erm I suggest we type it for faxing , have we got fax for these ? |
| 16 | ‘ If , for any reason , Elinor ca n't sign cheques , then I suggest I sign them for her , ’ Adam said . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll get down to business then , shall I ? — I want you to do something for me . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Sally , I want you to do something for me , ’ Paula said . |
| 19 | Listen , Yankel ( Jack ) I want you to do something for me — as soon as you can … maybe tomorrow , eh ? |
| 20 | I taped I want you to check it for me , I taped me and Sue walking home cos I have to do around the school you see . |
| 21 | ‘ I want you to console me for what is inconsolable , ’ I wrote to Elizabeth . |
| 22 | I told you to make one for your mother would . |
| 23 | ‘ As far as the grassroots are concerned we have got one , and I hope we have her for a very long time . ’ |
| 24 | But I know they blamed him for that . |
| 25 | I know you get nothing for a tenner but if you spend hundred pound you can |
| 26 | I know you do it for the good of us but I still like to buy you something as a thank you . |
| 27 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 28 | I spect they use it for driving their vans through . |
| 29 | ‘ I believe you have something for us ? ’ |
| 30 | It 's all right , honey , I do n't really talk like that , I do it to irritate Matt , though it usually does n't because he 's so thick-skinned and thinks everyone else talks like that anyway , so I guess I do it for my own private amusement . |