Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 2 | Roberto had written and asked me to carry for him in that year 's Open . |
| 3 | But , er , so hopefully Michelle will get this next Tracey 's position , and obviously sort of in in the meantime and providing her position comes up they are bringing in a Telesales County Secretary , which was n't gon na come in for about a year cos they wanted to sort of like , trial it , but now they 've decided if that 's what they want the position to do erm it 'll probably happen in the next two months and they said for me to go for it from our division , so I said right , okay . |
| 4 | What people make of them is their business , and if they have something to hide then you ca n't expect me to weep for them . ’ |
| 5 | I met Jane Toler at a party , and , homing in on my angularity of form , she asked me to sit for her . |
| 6 | Fertility counselling can help couples assess their need for treatment , and help them prepare for it |
| 7 | Then he told me to wait for him after I had visited my father , and said that he would try to think of a way to help me without arousing any suspicion . |
| 8 | Before I could comment , a nurse came to fetch her to see Harry , and she went anxiously , calling over her shoulder for me to wait for her ; and when she returned half an hour later she looked dazed . |
| 9 | She called to Hermione and Joanna and all the girls who had gone already along the paths she had rejected , called to them to wait for her and place their steady walking boots on solid earth to catch her . |
| 10 | " Matthew has asked me to work for him again . " |
| 11 | ‘ You want me to work for you after the way you 've treated me ? |
| 12 | ‘ How long do you intend forcing me to work for you ? ’ |
| 13 | I do n't even like you ; you 're virtually blackmailing me to work for you , and now you want me to pretend to be your girlfriend ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And you expect me to work for you , knowing you have not one ounce of faith in my abilities as a landscape designer ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You ca n't force me to work for you . |
| 16 | And me — you 'd like me to work for you ? ’ |
| 17 | The child can have his football boots because the words ‘ we ca n't afford it ’ will be linked to the long-gone and not-lamented past : the tyrant can not control against the will of the subject because he can not frighten his people with notions of helplessness and poverty : the employer will have to charm and wheedle his workers if he wants them to work for him : he will have to sing and dance to entertain them : enthuse them with pleasure for their daily toil : they will be paid with the world 's respect , and all around them there will be abundance . |
| 18 | The Americans forged ahead not only because they could deploy greater resources , but also because they were more ruthless in seeking out key German experts during the chaos of the German surrender , and in persuading them to work for them in the United States . |
| 19 | ‘ I went home and got on with my work expecting them to come for me any day or night . ’ |
| 20 | And then J. D. O'Connor , who edits the Clarion Cry , had asked me to write for him — almost as a joke at first — about women 's lives . |
| 21 | I did n't try to make them fall for me , because at that time I was n't in the mood for that sort of thing . ’ |
| 22 | And put it on , they used to give me tote odds , sometimes I asked for them , usually they 'll automatically give me tote odds . |
| 23 | I asked for them did n't I ? |
| 24 | I was told that the manager had gone to lunch , and when I asked for him to be bleeped I was told again that he had gone to lunch and that he had left his bleep at the switchboard — all in a tone that suggested that this was standard behaviour . |
| 25 | That 's why I asked for him rather than his partner who is , so I 've been told , both charming and susceptible . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I asked for it . |
| 27 | Some people might say I asked for it . ’ |
| 28 | I asked for it . ’ |
| 29 | Well , perhaps I asked for it in a way , ’ Felicity admitted reluctantly . |
| 30 | try and get some information on this they felt that they were confident that at the end of the day that erm , approval would be given but erm I I I asked for it in writing and they said we would n't be getting that . |