Example sentences of "[vb infin] you for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fire brigades may bill you for coming out to help rescue an animal . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 3 | It can also cover you for defending or bringing an action for personal injuries caused at work or elsewhere . |
| 4 | They 'd nick you for lifting the wallet , and me as well probably , for helping you . |
| 5 | ‘ I never saw anyone like you for enjoying doing nothing , ’ Emmie said . |
| 6 | Erm , I think it fair to say that if you 'd asked more or less to the next meeting and probably sub-committee would be quite , quite acceptable and I would thank you for drawing it to our to our attention . |
| 7 | Movements in foreign exchange rates will affect the sterling value of the principal deposited or borrowed and your finance director will not thank you for saving £50,000 by earning interest at 1 1/2 % above UK rates if you lose £1m when the foreign currency is reconverted to sterling . |
| 8 | Only a man could say such cruel things , ’ and then , belatedly , remembering her manners , which her mama had so often told her she was always forgetting , ‘ But I must thank you for taking me in . |
| 9 | ‘ I do thank you for stopping and not running poor Nellie over . |
| 10 | She wo n't thank you for blackening her late husband 's name . ’ |
| 11 | The herb border can be designed to follow the same principles as those used for the herbaceous or mixed border ; small plants will not thank you for planting them next to towering or buxom plants — they will be smothered in no time . |
| 12 | At their recent meeting Nether Wyresdale Parish Council asked me to write and thank you for allowing the seat from Snowhill to be kept on your property after it had been removed from its base . |
| 13 | ‘ Your God would not thank you for throwing away your life . |
| 14 | Can I thank you for sharing with us the the example of the concentration , that you put so much in such a short time . |
| 15 | ‘ And I must thank you for consenting to see me . |
| 16 | ‘ If she 's so keen to save a spot of money then she wo n't thank you for cheating her of eight grand . ’ |
| 17 | I must thank you for replying so promptly to the questionnaire which we enclosed with the last issue of The Birmingham Magazine . |
| 18 | I do thank you for finding me - " |
| 19 | ‘ Master Parry , ’ he said , ‘ I must thank you for granting me this interview , so strangely requested . |
| 20 | ‘ Let me help you to put your shoe back on , ’ he said gently , ‘ and I must thank you for coming to my rescue . |
| 21 | First thing , I wan na thank you for coming in . |
| 22 | Can I thank you for coming today , th th the media often has lots of comments from the chattering classes , saying unhealthy , British democracies , cos they only concentrate on this place . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll never take you for granted again . |
| 24 | How long did it take you for to come round ? |
| 25 | No amount of wages would pay you for doing such dangerous work . |
| 26 | she said who do you pay the bill to ? , to I says the post office , well do n't they pay you for having their telephone |
| 27 | I do n't blame you for looking edgy . ’ |
| 28 | " I have , of course , contributed to the difficulty by taking my suspicions to the police — I ca n't blame you for wanting to get to the bottom of things . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't blame you for getting jittery . |
| 30 | Ca n't blame you for getting away from everyone . |