Example sentences of "[conj] for me " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is just the objectivity which is to be claimed in general for the good ; what is good for me now is not necessarily good for you or for me at other times , nor even what I now spontaneously prefer , it is what anyone would spontaneously prefer for me if sufficiently aware from my present viewpoint . |
| 2 | There 's no escape , either for them or for me . |
| 3 | … but no — no , I can take nothing from you , either for them or for me ! |
| 4 | ‘ Old-fashioned , I suppose , but none of the other options seemed remotely possible for you — or for me . ’ |
| 5 | He sold his video , and so nobody went to see him no more , except for me . |
| 6 | I think everyone 's asleep except for me — I ca n't hear nothing apart from the traffic . |
| 7 | It 's like there 's nobody except for me — all alone in this big place , all open and cold . |
| 8 | He could n't get my bag back for me , or the other contents , because they had some value — although very little I 'm sure — whereas the letter , having no value at all ( except for me of course ! ) was thrown away . |
| 9 | Basically I do n't listen to anyone properly except for me . |
| 10 | Basically I do n't listen to anyone properly except for me . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I think that tourists should be banned except for me . |
| 12 | I would n't put just anybody in it , but my mother , Aunt Emily 's niece , her only surviving direct relation except for me — ’ |
| 13 | Every one , station staff , local dignitaries and even the press looked very smart … everyone that is , except for me ! |
| 14 | except for me If you think my general knowledge is abysmal ! |
| 15 | ‘ Nor for me . ’ |
| 16 | Guilt swept over Constance but she felt like saying ‘ nor for me ’ , as Louise went on , ‘ Just for me , darling , say you 're sorry to your mother and then I 'll sort something out . |
| 17 | God has n't got any more spiritual blessings lined up for you , nor for me . |
| 18 | She bought that for me , Marie did , and now I 've gone and lost it . |
| 19 | I speak personally when I say that for me the Eucharist represents God 's powerful declaration that I am ‘ ransomed , healed , restored and forgiven ’ . |
| 20 | The strong simplicity of his ideas about life and the universe made it easy to link him with other men of understanding , so that for me the book seemed to be ringing with echoes of Hamlet and Richard Jefferies and the New Testament . |
| 21 | And I think that for me , having learnt quite a bit about these differences , I find what I want to do now is go forward to see how we can build some sort of unity and on what basis and whether in fact that is required . |
| 22 | You can emphasise that for me , Great-gran , when you are having one of your little palavers with him . |
| 23 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 24 | It is is n't it ? it seems ironic that for me it seemed such a big thing , in case you still need it clear I was William 's nephew . |
| 25 | For you , perhaps even more than for me . ’ |
| 26 | That 's what I mean by things being different for you than for me . ’ |
| 27 | It 's easier for you to experiment to see how it works than for me to go in for a detailed but boring explanation . |
| 28 | I have said before from the Dispatch Box that the attitude of other parties in the House to that Act is a matter for them rather than for me . |
| 29 | And last night she said : ‘ I am old , and by now this is something for my family really rather than for me . |
| 30 | Although for me Dorset 's main attraction is its coastline , I 've also enjoyed exploring many of the inland areas , in particular Studland Heath . |