Example sentences of "you [verb] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You use phrases like ‘ instead of ’ , ‘ for not ’ or ‘ without ’ , to praise your child for desisting from previous bad behaviour , thus : ‘ Thank you for sharing your toy instead of snatching it away ’ ; ‘ I think you 're a big boy for not whining when you could n't go out ’ ; ‘ you got ready for bed ? without a fuss ’ . |
| 2 | You mean therapeutic for me or for the reader ? |
| 3 | Alan me for me , mathematical but I accept what you 're saying that you mean numerical for most of that alphabetical as as opposed |
| 4 | you sit here , you sit still for a minute and eat , eat your sandwich and I 'll just put Joseph in the car oh what |
| 5 | Date you became unfit for work |
| 6 | ( 3 ) If you are still unfit for work after this period of being paid either Statutory Sick Pay or Sickness Benefit you will transfer to Invalidity Benefit which will be paid for as long as you remain unfit for work . |
| 7 | If you do , you remain responsible for your child even while you 're out and if anything goes wrong , you 'd be held responsible for your babysitter 's welfare , too . |
| 8 | Girls are always trying to make you feel sorry for them , but they ca n't fool me . |
| 9 | ‘ If you saw a blind man coming along , would n't you feel sorry for him and want to help him ? ’ |
| 10 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |
| 11 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |
| 12 | Did you feel sorry for the animals at all ? |
| 13 | ‘ And why on earth should you feel sorry for Arnie ? ’ |
| 14 | do n't you feel sorry for him now though ? |
| 15 | For instance , does praise make you feel good for an hour , a day , a week or longer ? |
| 16 | Physical activity and natural light Light exercise and brisk walks taken at your accustomed time by the new local time will help to adjust you to the new time zone and to make you feel ready for sleep at bedtime . |
| 17 | Do you speak good for what they are ? |
| 18 | You lie low for a while , and you disperse a handful of coins , singly , perhaps not to the best advantage , but still it 's all clear profit . |
| 19 | Well I 've got to make you look respectable for going to bed with , have n't I ? |
| 20 | You look young for a doctor , ’ cried Fawcett as he handed me a whisky . |
| 21 | ‘ You look young for your age , ’ Aunt Emily said . |
| 22 | ‘ If you ask me , you look fit for anything — even a face to face with you-know-who ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You sound sorry for him . ’ |
| 24 | Have you ever created a conflict situation yourself with someone you consider responsible for hurting you in some way , perhaps even years before ? |
| 25 | And then , sooner or later , you turned blue for ever . |
| 26 | In Excel PMT ( interest , term , principal ) calculates the amount would pay you if you borrowed principal for term at interest% per annum but returns it as a negative quantity — i.e. the amount you pay . |
| 27 | Can you keep still for a minute , Kim ? |
| 28 | You blamed Gran-gran for being selfish , but what about you ? |
| 29 | No they 're a bit you know long for her but they 're the same size as she was wearing Jean and the other ones were too narrow for her feet . |
| 30 | What about you getting ready for bed now ? |