Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract . |
| 2 | No , I only want you to speak for yourself . |
| 3 | After all , I do n't pay my head stallion man the kinda wage he gets for being incompetent . ’ |
| 4 | So let him talk for himself if he had anything to say . |
| 5 | To understand why this is so let us recapitulate for a moment . |
| 6 | One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less . |
| 7 | Not only do they provide for lefties , they also keep the price the same as the right-handed models . |
| 8 | Oh right , how long do they last for , they last for about a w |
| 9 | HOW LONG DO I INVEST FOR ? |
| 10 | ‘ How long do you go for ? ’ |
| 11 | How long have you got for them ? |
| 12 | How long have you worked for de Chavigny ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Tell me , how long have you worked for this advertising agency which plays such an important part in the British economy ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ How long have you worked for them ? ’ |
| 15 | If someone deliberately flouts the law in that manner , they only have themselves to blame for the consequences . |
| 16 | Would my right honourable friend not agree that because of their irresponsible behaviour in disrupting G C H Q's vital work in the early nineteen eighties the trade unions only have themselves to blame for this ban . |
| 17 | They 're the ones that call radio stations and demand more airtime , scream when the station is not playing the new album , and eventually cause it to happen for you . ’ |
| 18 | Just make them pay for the |
| 19 | An auto-minute button is handy — just press it to cook for one minute on high ( 100 per cent ) . |
| 20 | We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge . |
| 21 | Who just want to take over your mind and not let you think for yourself . |
| 22 | Deano will score the first goal of the season just like he did for Sheff . |
| 23 | In Britain a party 's first-category candidates somehow find themselves adopted for seats they are all but certain to win , second-category candidates for marginals and third-category candidates for seats they have no hope of winning . |
| 24 | This is the best exercise I know for eliminating inches from the waistline . |
| 25 | ‘ So who exactly do you work for ? ’ |
| 26 | The interviewer should collect the interviewee , not have him sent for from the waiting room . |
| 27 | it can be confusing with sucha range of chesese. people always know what to look for by the colour . |
| 28 | Apart from words denoting motion or process , which always have me reaching for my inverted commas ( ‘ give ’ , ‘ fall ’ , ‘ eat ’ , ‘ defecate ’ ) , the written language makes plain sense , unlike the spoken . |
| 29 | SOMETIMES the best comedies also have you reaching for the Kleenex . |
| 30 | They remember that and they love you for it even more , so when you go back , you have this staunch hard core group of fans that really bring things like that to a head , that really make it happen for you . |