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

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1 The first five are in Latin , but Miller , realising his limitations , wrote in August 1763 , ‘ I have taken the liberty of writing to you in English , being informed that you can either read it yourself , or have some persons who can translate it for you ’ .
2 Will you translate it for us ? ’
3 ‘ Do you want to let me catch it for you ? in he continued patronisingly .
4 I said well I 'm trying to I said this bloke what happens to be my oldest brother I said , and he wo n't even tow it for me !
5 I could wordprocess it for you
6 Take the stand , I 'll wordprocess it for you
7 But the man would could win it for them is Mick Quinn substitute against his old club .
8 ‘ And I believe he is the man who can win it for us at Elland Road .
9 Well , Lloyd 's of London can buy it for me .
10 ‘ No , you did n't buy it for me .
11 I do n't really get pocket money but if I see something in the shops in , in , this toy or something my mum , mum 'll buy it for me and say that 's your pocket money for this week .
12 it 's funny cos I just I thought ooh , I 'll buy it for her cos you know she does n't
13 Let's chop it for you .
14 It 's not that that your Margaret ai n't got time to stop there and dry it for her , you know what I mean .
15 It 's a throw-in to David of Blackburn , down the right hand side , that one 's headed on by Stewart , the clearance from , is picked up by David who nipped in there ahead of and now here 's once more down the inside left channel , pushing it up towards the edge of the penalty area where holds it up well , they 're working well at the moment down that left hand side as gets it across , a snatched header comes in and it 's pushed behind by Chris for a corner kick , and we 're at the midway point of the second half , with Shrewsbury leading three two , Alan will describe it for you .
16 And he said if it 's that bad we 'll strip it for you .
17 Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours .
18 ‘ Piss off , Ted 'll watch it for me .
19 ‘ He 'll choose it for me , will he ?
20 When he left Odd-Knut told us he was Lappish , and that when asked if the trail to our campsite was piled high with snow he had said yes it was , but that he would break it for us if we were willing to pay .
21 ‘ About the Journal do you think William might edit it for us ?
22 She let him pour it for her while she threw another log on to the fire , smashing a cathedral of embers .
23 Oh would you pour it for me ?
24 ‘ Shall I lift it for you ? ’ she asked solicitously , but Miss Watson shook her head , raising the steaming cup herself and sipped gratefully .
25 Why did she carry it for you ?
26 ‘ Let me carry it for you . ’
27 Cos if there 's any handwriting on it , I 'll forge it for you !
28 Once a book has been selected then all that needs to be done is a simple form to be filled in and the library staff will fetch it for you or at least show you where to look .
29 Did somebody collect it for you ?
30 Each task must be judged in terms of the basic question : Do I need to do this or could someone else do it for me ?
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