Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] you for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I want you for my general — my most trusted man . |
2 | I like you for your courage and ability to speak out in |
3 | ‘ May I also put it on record that I love you for your mind ? ’ said Leo earnestly . |
4 | Well , with that , I thank you for my very short er stay in the Chair and er with your agreement we 'll ask the Chairman to return . |
5 | If poor Mrs Cecil had been less lethargic , she might have wished to echo George Washington 's last words , addressed to his physician : ‘ I thank you for your attentions ; but I pray you take no more trouble about me . |
6 | ‘ 'T IS true , I thank you for your Gold ; |
7 | ‘ I thank you for your sympathy , my children . |
8 | ‘ I thank you for your support , lady , ’ she said , gasping slightly . |
9 | Father in heaven , I thank you for your great love which banishes fear from my life . |
10 | It was Aggie who now rose first from her chair and so bringing the conversation to an end by saying , ‘ Well , ma'am , I thank you for your hospitality , and also for your kindness to the child . |
11 | This on reflection is what I think education is all about : not the mere acquisition of knowledge and passing of exams — though I thank you for your help in that area too — but the ability to stand on my own two feet intellectually . |
12 | Then she added softly ‘ I thank you for your help . |
13 | ‘ I know , Shai Tung , and again I thank you for your concern . |
14 | And I thank you for your advice . |
15 | So I thank you for your ideas , but remember that this small country is ours , not yours . |
16 | I thank you for your concern . |
17 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ he replied hoarsely , ‘ I thank you for your gift and your message . ’ |
18 | ‘ Your Grace , I thank you for your time . ’ |
19 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ he said softly , ‘ I thank you for your courtesy and your … ’ |
20 | ‘ I thank you for your hospitality , Father . ’ |
21 | I blame you for his death . |
22 | There is a Joy that is not given to those who do not love you ( O God ) , but only to those who love you for your own sake . |
23 | Thank you thank you for your association with our |
24 | We thank you for your response . |
25 | We thank You for Your word , the Bible , and for its relevance to our life today . |
26 | ‘ Father Abbot , ’ he declared for all to hear , ‘ we thank you for your hospitality but we shall return . |
27 | To all who attended this day we thank you for your good humour and co-operation under difficult circumstances . |
28 | We thank you for your hospitality . ’ |
29 | Erm you 've got a nice smell , what have you for your tea ? |
30 | ‘ What have you for my supper ? |