Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want me to blow for you ? |
| 2 | Do you want me to ask for you ? |
| 3 | You do n't want me to look for her , do you ? ’ |
| 4 | And how much do you want me to pay for it ? |
| 5 | He has warned me he 'll make me suffer for it . |
| 6 | They always do that , the saucy wenches , they like to tease and make me beg for them to come back . |
| 7 | I met Jane Toler at a party , and , homing in on my angularity of form , she asked me to sit for her . |
| 8 | ‘ She also asked me to recount for her the circumstances leading up to the car crash in May 1968 in which poor Willy Morpurgo suffered brain damage . ’ |
| 9 | Helping me look for it was keeping your brother away from Silvia . ’ |
| 10 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 11 | Why else did you think I sent for you — to discuss the weather ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why the hell else do you think I went for him ? |
| 13 | " I suppose she thinks I arranged for you to come here , " he said at last . |
| 14 | Remember Jesus ' Golden Rule : ‘ Do to others just what you want them to do for you . ’ |
| 15 | Yes , a useful point of clarification because actually we bid to the , we 've made a submission to the Department of Transport to install cameras on their behalf on their roads and we want them to pay for them . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose you want me to hold for you ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You want me to work for you after the way you 've treated me ? |
| 18 | And then he pointed out that he would need me to translate for him with students and the authorities . |
| 19 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 20 | The day they expect me to pay for it , I shall retire . |
| 21 | ‘ And you expect me to work for you , knowing you have not one ounce of faith in my abilities as a landscape designer ? ’ |
| 22 | She should have let me prescribe for her ; I know an excellent liniment … " |
| 23 | The child can have his football boots because the words ‘ we ca n't afford it ’ will be linked to the long-gone and not-lamented past : the tyrant can not control against the will of the subject because he can not frighten his people with notions of helplessness and poverty : the employer will have to charm and wheedle his workers if he wants them to work for him : he will have to sing and dance to entertain them : enthuse them with pleasure for their daily toil : they will be paid with the world 's respect , and all around them there will be abundance . |
| 24 | Overall , this may have given the impression that the Swamp Eel has nothing going for it . |
| 25 | Oh gee , tomorrow right , mum has gone to me the other day oh , there 's this woman at bridge she wants someone to baby-sit for her on Wednesday nights . |
| 26 | In the case of orphan children the position is relatively clear : a child without parents needs someone to care for it . |
| 27 | He found himself looking for her in the street , in the trains that took him down to his busking . |
| 28 | Overlook the oddball Cynos badge on the back ( Cynos is derived from cynosure , or centre of attention ) and the cute rear-drive Toyota coupe has plenty going for it . |
| 29 | Oh what wonderments has she got for us in printing today ? |
| 30 | ‘ If you knew all that , ’ Mitch said , ‘ how come you worked for him ? ’ |