Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] it for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's chop it for you . |
| 2 | You have your own life before you ( rather as you said to me , Therese ) and you must make it for yourself . |
| 3 | If you are paying a little more for the food you should enjoy it for what it is — avoid recipes which suggest such things as stuffing breasts of chicken with Parma ham mousse , then wrapping them in smoked salmon and poaching in wine before serving with a cream sauce . |
| 4 | I said , ‘ That is why you must do it for me , Colonel . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ And if he will not , then John Major must do it for him . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If not , John Major should do it for him . ’ |
| 7 | Then one lady wrote and said that the ladies of the local church should do it for us . |
| 8 | ‘ Are you suggesting that I should do it for you ? ’ she queried sweetly . |
| 9 | I think , I think we should see it for what it is , which is a power struggle inside a ruling elite in the Soviet Union for which we do n't really have an interest in taking sides . |
| 10 | On this pinnacle of enthusiasm , with promises to meet later for dinner , or tea , or supper , and do not forget our daughter and our boat of course you must use it for your fishing and good day , Colonel Hope , good day — the hills are called fells by the natives … |
| 11 | Must see it for myself in a public space . |
| 12 | Then there is the sea , the cold grey ever-moving winter sea — but you must see it for yourself ! ! ! |
| 13 | What knowledge is needed can not be specified in advance ; people must develop it for themselves , must assess it , and must communicate it . |
| 14 | He refused professional tuition because he felt there must be a better way to play golf and he must find it for himself . |
| 15 | But if it 's less than twice as great , I 'll want it for myself . |
| 16 | Well I ai n't bothered cos Geoff 'll eat it for his lunch . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll eat it for yer , ’ said Mrs Beavis with cheerful understanding , ‘ it do n't do to let good food lie about not eaten . ’ |
| 18 | And he said if it 's that bad we 'll strip it for you . |
| 19 | it 's funny cos I just I thought ooh , I 'll buy it for her cos you know she does n't |
| 20 | I do n't really get pocket money but if I see something in the shops in , in , this toy or something my mum , mum 'll buy it for me and say that 's your pocket money for this week . |
| 21 | Take the stand , I 'll wordprocess it for you |
| 22 | I 'll need it for my missionary work in India , and you could help me to learn it by studying with me . |
| 23 | Cos if there 's any handwriting on it , I 'll forge it for you ! |
| 24 | ‘ He 'll choose it for me , will he ? |
| 25 | Well I get twenty five quid 's worth of vouchers from Marks and Spencers I shall buy Stuart a shirt , I 'll give it for something for Christmas , wo n't it ? |
| 26 | And in the end I felt he really was beginning to think he might do it for me . |
| 27 | If he does n't , we 'll do it for him , so I like to see them trying out grass for themselves . |
| 28 | And there 's no I 'll come I 'll do it for him ! |
| 29 | I 'll do it for him . |
| 30 | But in the main we will lift whatever they want if they 've got something like that in existence if not we 'll do it for them . |