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 ?
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