Example sentences of "you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On behalf of the family of my late brother , Robert , I wish to thank you for the compassion and care shown to him by your organization during his long and difficult illness . |
| 2 | ‘ Thank you for all the help you gave to us and to Bob during the last few days of his illness — I only wish we 'd been put in touch with ACET sooner . |
| 3 | ‘ I would like once again to thank you for the major contribution you 've made to our AIDS education programme this year . |
| 4 | The British reader , who is likely to have been spared certain of the varieties of suffering which are spoken of in the writings of Kundera and Klima , where a joke , or no joke , or nothing whatever , can sequester you for years from the people you grew up with , is in a position , for all that , to know what Sabina means here . |
| 5 | After comparing lives with you for years |
| 6 | Proclaims you for a man replete with mocks ; |
| 7 | The drama school training will only lay the foundations and prepare you for the profession you are joining . |
| 8 | Perhaps doing Shakespeare spoils you for that , but I think having a text that is good is important . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope things go well for all of you , ’ I added ( with uncharacteristic generosity ) , ‘ and thank you for the present . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , but nobody 's going to consider you for a junior post any more . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you for trying , ’ I said slowly , ‘ but I do n't really see that there 's anything you can do to help . |
| 12 | Look , I 've found a hostel that will take you for one night . |
| 13 | ‘ How strapped are you for cash ? ’ |
| 14 | Take them to the hospital with you for the doctor to examine . |
| 15 | ‘ Thank you for the flowers , ’ she said , with blackbird song precision . |
| 16 | Come over and I 'll wine you and dine you and make love with you for the rest of your life . |
| 17 | ‘ Jay , ’ she said , with what sounded like pleasure , ‘ I have n't seen you for ages . |
| 18 | Take off the coloured belt after you leave the area so that you wo n't have stewards chasing after you for it ! |
| 19 | ‘ Thank you for coming so quickly , ’ I said to the man as I wrote a cheque . |
| 20 | What was I doing admiring you for being so well-behaved , sitting there for hours content to have your arm round me ? |
| 21 | I have recently started reading Woodworker magazine and find it most interesting and informative ; thank you for an excellent publication . |
| 22 | The memory stays with you for ever and you 'll always be more careful . |
| 23 | If you caused a flood by knocking a nail through a water pipe , the flood section would cover you for damage caused by the water , but not for the damage to the pipe . |
| 24 | Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims . |
| 25 | A separate , dearer policy would also cover you for job , tax and inheritance disputes . |
| 26 | Thank you for publishing my letter ( Stamps for the National Canine Defence League ) in your June edition . |
| 27 | Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child ! |
| 28 | Schooling was to train you for some largely predetermined end , whether it was a middle or a working-class one , not to equip you with the flexible , self-determining wherewithal for an open-ended future . |
| 29 | If you can afford an environmentally friendly G-registered runabout , then the flora , fauna and children of the British Isles will have a lot to thank you for . |
| 30 | Sir : Thank you for the photograph ( 10 October ) showing the ‘ railway ’ cash till at Grouts drapery shop in Palmers Green . |