Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She did n't even scold me for coming home to spy . |
| 32 | ‘ I hope you will excuse me for introducing myself , Dr Watson , ’ he said as he came up to me . |
| 33 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 34 | I know we can thank them for showing some tennis , unlike ITV which does n't show any at all , but they do n't show half as much as would all like . |
| 35 | We Westerners may take them for granted as part of the furniture of any self-respecting office and available to all on every high street . |
| 36 | It 's just that sometimes — well , I do n't even know if we have a relationship , and I do n't want him thinking he can take me for granted . ’ |
| 37 | There are many different water filters and softeners on the market , but you should take nothing for granted , so consult the local water authority before using any of these devices . |
| 38 | Last January 's shock FA Cup exit against Wrexham acts as a sharp reminder that they can take nothing for granted at Scarborough . |
| 39 | The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted . |
| 40 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 41 | It is three years since West Coast beat the Glasgow side without losing a set but Su Ragazzi will take nothing for granted . |
| 42 | He will take nothing for granted against a Swansea side who are only three points off the top of the table . |
| 43 | Could n't hear nothing for splashing ! |
| 44 | absolutely horrendous , oh by the way you did n't thank me for getting those yoghurts did you ? |
| 45 | ‘ At the moment the team is coached by Andrew Soper from the computer department , although he wo n't thank me for telling everyone , ’ said Suzanne Isaacs of the Personnel Department at Broadgate . |
| 46 | ‘ There 's an hour before anyone 'll thank me for ringing them back , ’ he said defiantly . |
| 47 | I have seen little of her work myself , and she wo n't thank me for mentioning it . |
| 48 | My dear George YOU WILL not thank me for congratulating you on a lucky escape . |
| 49 | I 'll get you so you wo n't even recognise your own body but after we 've done it you 'll be grateful to me that I made you do it and you 'll enjoy it and you 'll get better at it and one day you 'll thank me for doing this to you . |
| 50 | John Hall wo n't thank me for saying this but the MetroCentre falls into this category . |
| 51 | If one runs out of the latter one can use paper tissues instead , though I would n't recommend them for pressing fragile flower heads as the tissues can leave a slight pattern on the petals . |
| 52 | Erm , I think it fair to say that if you 'd asked more or less to the next meeting and probably sub-committee would be quite , quite acceptable and I would thank you for drawing it to our to our attention . |
| 53 | Movements in foreign exchange rates will affect the sterling value of the principal deposited or borrowed and your finance director will not thank you for saving £50,000 by earning interest at 1 1/2 % above UK rates if you lose £1m when the foreign currency is reconverted to sterling . |
| 54 | Only a man could say such cruel things , ’ and then , belatedly , remembering her manners , which her mama had so often told her she was always forgetting , ‘ But I must thank you for taking me in . |
| 55 | ‘ I do thank you for stopping and not running poor Nellie over . |
| 56 | She wo n't thank you for blackening her late husband 's name . ’ |
| 57 | The herb border can be designed to follow the same principles as those used for the herbaceous or mixed border ; small plants will not thank you for planting them next to towering or buxom plants — they will be smothered in no time . |
| 58 | At their recent meeting Nether Wyresdale Parish Council asked me to write and thank you for allowing the seat from Snowhill to be kept on your property after it had been removed from its base . |
| 59 | ‘ Your God would not thank you for throwing away your life . |
| 60 | Can I thank you for sharing with us the the example of the concentration , that you put so much in such a short time . |