Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ God has not bestowed talent on me for me to dance attendance on a woman , and thereby waste my youth … . ’
2 He 's too dear to me for me to pretend a love I do n't feel . "
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 Always before he had only had to touch me for me to be ready for the final act which we 'd always denied ourselves ; there was no reason to suppose that would n't happen again .
5 Take a photo of me for her .
6 Begin with thanking me for him ; look at him as a person as important to me as you are . ’
7 You lied to me for him ! ’
8 Could draw the absolute hate I have in me for him .
9 You do n't have to like my politics , but you ca n't arrest me for them ; not yet . ’
10 Many times they asked me for them by title .
11 So I went down and Mr at that time was Mayor of Willenhall , a very influential man , and he was er over and er his son had to became in charge , but anyway I went to see him it was Mr and er about it and he says er well we got er a order for four locks here , he says er I wonder if er you could quote me for them ?
12 I only want to know how much you can pay me for them . "
13 If they want them , they can fight me for them .
14 You asked me for them .
15 Therefore i if we , if he done that then that paragraph would seem to be slightly and the second point was really to ask if there was any further update on the progress in terms of negotiations in Surrey and East Sussex er in terms of this erm particular by-pass and I know that Mr in particular has been concerned with negotiations and Mrs also erm Mrs is not here therefore as Mr could advise me for us o of where we 're at really , so that we fully understand because obviously the the line of the by-pass is very important so far as any further development is is concerned .
16 ‘ They will find out I 've done nothing and flog me for it . ’
17 ‘ They 'll thank me for it one day : pelvic control is useful when you 're having a baby . ’
18 And then she says with a faint show of importance , ‘ Of course the people here simply love me for it .
19 ‘ I know you love Hector , my lord , but I have to say it , if you kill me for it .
20 ‘ Take off those shoes , you 'll thank me for it later .
21 I do not see much to encourage me at all , but this does not worry me for it could be much later when they arrive , after I have left for home .
22 The experience of playing with one , or on one , was astonishing ; nothing I had read had prepared me for it at all .
23 I knew he 'd hate me for it .
24 He wrote back to thank me for it .
25 How I would love to be proved wrong by any one of them but parents and boys deserve my honest opinion , however much they may hate me for it .
26 I happened to let slip how much James gave me for it .
27 You 'll be aboard my ship when we sail on the Sunday tide , and I 'll warrant you 'll thank me for it in the years to come .
28 I was a player in a drama written and cast by Jean-Claude , who had not rehearsed me for it .
29 You may not like me for it but I will have to drive you hard if you are to learn all you will need to survive what you will face .
30 As they did so there came out of the mist a car and it must have seen the crows at me for it stopped .
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