Example sentences of "[verb] you for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said , ‘ I 've got to summons you for driving amongst children . ’ |
| 2 | Some fire brigades may bill you for coming out to help rescue an animal . |
| 3 | You can also map almost anything to a key-combination on the keyboard — how does |
| 4 | Well nobody thanks you for doing without that . |
| 5 | And , if you 're travelling solo , no one 's going to compensate you for having to change your plans at the last minute . |
| 6 | ‘ You have been impolite to Sister Mary because she chastised you for taking your visitor out into the garden . |
| 7 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 8 | She said , ‘ More fool you for leaving it in a car park , ’ and little Apricot said , ‘ Yes , that 's right , Mum . |
| 9 | organize you for doing that scan . |
| 10 | organize you for doing that scan . |
| 11 | ‘ What reason did he give you for coming all the way over to Otters ' Bay when he could perfectly well have slept in his boat ? ’ |
| 12 | Nobody here blames you for listening . |
| 13 | It hates you for putting it there , but is loyal to you because you bring it food . |
| 14 | Were we so I should have been happy to kill you for speaking so of my daughter . |
| 15 | It can also cover you for defending or bringing an action for personal injuries caused at work or elsewhere . |
| 16 | Has your doctor ever treated you for drinking ? 20 . |
| 17 | Unused as I am to public scribbling , and tardy to boot ( I 've just read your December/January issue ) , I felt I had to thank you for saving me time and trouble ( not to mention hard-won shekels ) , in a search for something which obviously does not exist . |
| 18 | I wish to thank you for listening to what was ‘ said ’ to you and for your integrity in replying publicly and as you did . |
| 19 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I was phoning to thank you for getting me out of police headquarters . ’ |
| 21 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 22 | Finally , I would wish to thank you for publicising the efforts being made by peace and reconciliation groups in Craigavon , and Northern Ireland generally ; and trust you will continue to do so . |
| 23 | ‘ Presumably she wishes to thank you for assisting her yesterday , after her accident . ’ |
| 24 | " I 'd like to thank you for stopping by . |
| 25 | ‘ Nurse Shelley , I want to thank you for caring for me , ’ said the old lady . |
| 26 | ‘ I wanted to thank you for returning my earring . |
| 27 | I 'd like to thank you for agreeing to do this . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd like to thank you for coming . ’ |
| 29 | I would like to thank you for coming into the studio today , and I 'm sure we 'll receive a lot of letters from our listeners about what 's been said . |
| 30 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |