Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Let me help you to put your shoe back on , ’ he said gently , ‘ and I must thank you for coming to my rescue . |
| 4 | ‘ And I must thank you for consenting to see me . |
| 5 | ‘ Master Parry , ’ he said , ‘ I must thank you for granting me this interview , so strangely requested . |
| 6 | I must thank you for replying so promptly to the questionnaire which we enclosed with the last issue of The Birmingham Magazine . |
| 7 | Do you know , the slightest thing that 's out of the ordinary , they 'll charge you for doing it . |
| 8 | It 'll bite you for hitting it . |
| 9 | ‘ He might arrest you for poaching . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You , shut up , ’ Blanche cut in firmly , ‘ or I 'll arrest you for wasting police time by giving us a false alibi . ’ |
| 11 | They 'd nick you for lifting the wallet , and me as well probably , for helping you . |
| 12 | ABBERLEY : Promise me not to — I could kill you for making me ask you that . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you were promised to Craig , but no-one would blame you for trying to forget him . ’ |
| 15 | No amount of wages would pay you for doing such dangerous work . |
| 16 | Tobacco and cocaine are harmful but , again , tobacco is almost universally allowed , whereas most readers of The Economist live in countries which may imprison you for possessing cocaine . |