Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What the hell do you want to see him for ? ’ asked Brown . |
| 2 | They 'll want to see her for sure . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What does he want to interview you for ? ! ’ |
| 4 | He must need to know it for other reasons . |
| 5 | Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season . |
| 6 | I hope that he learns them well , because he will need to deploy them for a long time . |
| 7 | Other times she made me promise to keep them for ever , to remember her by , and say a prayer She was a bit vague who it was I was to pray to . |
| 8 | you certainly do need to keep them for a while . |
| 9 | You do n't need to hoard them for years , I know some people who hoard receipts for years . |
| 10 | When you open the file , a file handle ( an integer number ) is returned by the interpreter and you will need to store it for future use . |
| 11 | It was all Wilson could do to thank her for her concern . |
| 12 | She has said nothing of this to me , and as her father I really ought to know , I think , what she , and you , propose to do , even if in the modern fashion you do not choose to ask me for my blessing . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , yes , ’ she answered lightly , and turning to Leith , ‘ I 'm afraid Travis does n't always surface to join us for breakfast on Sunday morning . ’ |
| 14 | Under the scheme holders of government bonds could choose to exchange them for South Sea Company shares , and the government would pay interest on these bonds to the South Sea Company at a lower rate than it paid previously — the South Sea Company was doing much the same thing as the East India Company , providing the government with a loan at a reduced rate of interest in exchange for overseas trading privileges . |
| 15 | What do you want to cross it for ? |
| 16 | So that one day when they are sitting on their fat butts in frankfurt or Langley and some poor guy 's written seven point nine two centimetre automatic rifle instead of seven point nine two millimetre , they wo n't want to fire him for bad writing . |
| 17 | The rest of the team is going to miss her and and we 'd like to thank her for all her hard work ( including proof-reading ! ) and now we need a volunteer to join us ! |
| 18 | Martina has delighted me with her form for 14 years which I 'd like to thank her for . |
| 19 | This particular issue of Women 's Art is the last to be produced under the editorship of Genevieve Fox and we would like to thank her for her contribution to the magazine over the last year . |
| 20 | I would like to thank him for his considerable contribution to the company 's success over the last three years . |
| 21 | ‘ On behalf of all the players , I 'd like to thank him for what he 's done , ’ said Heatherston . |
| 22 | We would also like to thank him for all the hard work he put into Lee Green . |
| 23 | Waterlife Research Industries have kindly replaced the test kit , even though they were not at fault and I would like to thank them for this . |
| 24 | I would like to thank them for their continuing forbearance and understanding , and for their hard work throughout the year . |
| 25 | I should like to thank them for their outstanding contribution to BP , extending over many years . |
| 26 | ‘ In the excitement of getting Penny back I ca n't did n't get their names but would like to thank them for their kindness . ’ |
| 27 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 28 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |
| 29 | We would like to thank you for your support and interest in the medical work of the Society as demonstrated in your gift of £401.88 . |
| 30 | I would first like to thank you for your ‘ Singer Specials ’ . |