Example sentences of "[verb] you [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Charles , you remember — Juliet and Miles invited you down for lunch . ’ |
| 2 | Do you mean we 've let you off for the evening ? |
| 3 | I could have let you in for it then , could n't I ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 're really ambivalent about what I 've let you in for , are n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | The counsellor said , ‘ You are describing Sarah in a very loving and respectful way — but you sound angry when you say that you expect me to pull you up for not describing her as a lover , too . |
| 6 | Silvex Modes , do pop in , ladies , convenient hours to suit you and the kiddies , and we 'll lovingly screw you over for fifty pence an hour . |
| 7 | I just worry , as usual , that I shall be mopping you up for months to come . ’ |
| 8 | I want you there for the speedboat race . ’ |
| 9 | It 's five past seven , I want you home for twenty to eight . |
| 10 | OK , ’ he decided , ‘ Once we get home , a bite of lunch , and I 'll beam you up for a quick one . ’ |
| 11 | When he gets you he beats you up for leaving him ; you go back and start working for him again ; then you try to get away from him ; he finds you again and you just go on like this all the time . |
| 12 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll lock you up for stealing this . ’ |
| 14 | At least you 're on the payroll , though , remember who put you up for that , eh ? |
| 15 | He just told you off for being a pain , I bet ! |
| 16 | If it were up to me , I 'd jock you off for the rest of the season . |
| 17 | They can give you more for a start . |
| 18 | almost servant type you know , he tied himself to you and you feel he could n't do you enough for you |
| 19 | ‘ They 'd send you down for years , ’ chided Norman . |
| 20 | Have n't seen you around for a while . ’ |
| 21 | I have n't seen you around for a couple of days . " |
| 22 | ‘ They 're not going to shoot you just for trying . |
| 23 | ‘ Then I do hope your devotion to duty has n't made you late for some pressing engagement , ’ he added suavely . |
| 24 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't want you late for school on your first day back . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I should like to see you alone for a moment , Caroline , if you please . ’ |
| 27 | " He asked you in for a drink without asking me ? " |
| 28 | Having all four styles comfortably within your repertoire thus equips you best for the total process of learning from experience . |
| 29 | This therefore will be my last Sunday with you and so I take this opportunity to thank you again for all your kindnesses to me and for the way you made me welcome when I arrived 5 years ago ( does n't time fly ! ) . |
| 30 | We shall be arriving at The Blackheath Gate and so if we do n't see you at the shoot , I would just like to thank you now for your help and advice on the recces . |