Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 2 | We get quite used to our domestic dog actually bringing us sticks and balls so that we may throw them for our four-legged companion to retrieve . |
| 3 | What do you want me for ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ What , in the name of the Old Snake , do they want me for ? ’ |
| 5 | They did n't want me for pastoral and I 'm not head of department . |
| 6 | ‘ What do you want me for ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Did you want me for something in particular ? ’ |
| 9 | What do you want me for ? |
| 10 | she said yeah , she , erm , the reason that women who does the earrings could n't make them for me , was that she buys all the parts , well the flower earrings she makes , she buys all these parts and she ex assembles them which ever parts you want |
| 11 | If a person has become disabled through no fault of their own and they 're not going to be provided with a benefit which would compensate them for being out of work , they will suffer enormously . ’ |
| 12 | What would she want them for ? |
| 13 | ‘ What d' you want them for . |
| 14 | What do we want them for ? |
| 15 | Might want them for a cup of tea . |
| 16 | And can you pardon me for coming to such a conclusion as that in the last line of my verses ? |
| 17 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 18 | You can treat me for free when you 're a doctor . " |
| 19 | and they do n't want nothing for their kids . |
| 20 | Another problem with doing these talks is working out at what level I should pitch them for different age groups . |
| 21 | Marie yelled after me to wait but I did n't want to talk to her about it so I chucked my sandwich-box over to her and told her she could eat them for me . |
| 22 | Alright , well I 'll eat them for you then . |
| 23 | THEY WILL INFLUENCE ME FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS . |
| 24 | They will influence me for the rest of my days . |
| 25 | How should I prepare them for repainting ? |
| 26 | He trained them to regular confession , and whenever any one of them was dying would prepare them for death , and be thankful when they died in penitence , peace and hope . |
| 27 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
| 28 | According to Wells , the data from his research contradicts crude generalizations that are often made about some children as being ‘ deprived at home ’ of those language experiences that will prepare them for schooling , and assumptions that the school is a ‘ rich language environment ’ . |
| 29 | In exploring such environments pupils will experience the type of argument and logical analysis that will prepare them for the real-life problems they will tackle outside . |
| 30 | Two teenagers have chosen to bed down for the night in a freezer as part of their training for an expedition to the Artic Circle , They hope that a good night of shivering in sub-zero temperatures will prepare them for the trip . |