Example sentences of "you for [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 2 | so the maximum that we can cover you for is seventy percent of your annual salary . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Wood says he 's never known nobody like you for bein' clean . ’ |
| 4 | What was I doing admiring you for being so well-behaved , sitting there for hours content to have your arm round me ? |
| 5 | Thank you for being here . ’ |
| 6 | And thank you for being so helpful , officer … ’ |
| 7 | After one such painful confrontation someone wrote , ‘ Thank you for being straight with me — I needed it . ’ |
| 8 | Then , when you returned , school would have started and they would beat you for being late . |
| 9 | For example , ‘ I forgive you for being so patronising towards me ’ would make them feel that they were having their sins confessed to them . |
| 10 | ‘ Thank you for being so honest , Professor . |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you for being … . ’ , |
| 12 | ‘ I do not love you for being gentle , chéi . |
| 13 | One night , Constance hugged her and said , ‘ Thank you for being so marvellous . |
| 14 | Thank you for being so frank . ’ |
| 15 | Thank you for being there , for at this stage the Marshal was powerless to help him . |
| 16 | ‘ How much does the Prince pay you for being a colonel ? ’ |
| 17 | I wo n't allow you to take advantage of me and I wo n't attack you for being who you are . |
| 18 | Here are three examples to help ; — Do you get around enough to see your people — or do they criticize you for being too distant , frequently unavailable or too busy ? |
| 19 | ‘ I — I guess I ca n't blame you for being sore . |
| 20 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 21 | ‘ Thank you for being so understanding , Mrs Reece-Carlton . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Thank you for being such a dear friend . |
| 23 | So , instead , she said , ‘ I really want to thank you for being so good with Emily today . ’ |
| 24 | Thank you for being my guide and my inspiration , for being a wonderful father to my little girl and , above all , thank you for being the best husband in the world . |
| 25 | Thank you for being my guide and my inspiration , for being a wonderful father to my little girl and , above all , thank you for being the best husband in the world . |
| 26 | I forgave you for being a man ages ago but , generally speaking , the male sex is … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , no , I was only teasing , and I really only came in to tell you that I 'm leaving tomorrow , and to thank you for being so kind , and — well , to say goodbye . |
| 28 | ‘ Thank you for being honest , you |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm grateful to you for being so frank , Mr Fishbane . ’ |
| 30 | Thank you for being so civilised about it . ’ |