Example sentences of "for what [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now ye 'll do five years ’ hard for what ye 've done to Luke ! ’ |
| 2 | But we 've worked-not wanted-not for what we 've got . |
| 3 | Save all your hag for what we 've got to do tonight . |
| 4 | Maybe we should all be glad for what we 've got ( if we have got it : pray to God he does n't stay in Hollywood ) , glad for those marvellous moments , for the sheer pleasure of his movies . |
| 5 | we 'll just be thankful for what we 've got shall we ? |
| 6 | A lot of money for what we 've got |
| 7 | But what chiefly concerns me here is simply the amount of time needed for what we know to have happened in the geological past if we can only postulate " normal processes " . |
| 8 | WE must be prepared to be flexible ; grasp opportunity ; recognise that we all have customers [ internal and external ] ; give everyone the service that we 'd expect every time ; ask for what we need to get the job done quickly and effectively well in advance of the start date . |
| 9 | ‘ There is no dance house in London which is big enough for what we want to do , ’ she said , looking admiringly at the spacious stage area being laid out to the rear of the former Empire Theatre . |
| 10 | It 's too quick for what we want to try and do . |
| 11 | When we act as if we already have certain qualities , experiences , relationships , opportunities or material possessions , we exert a powerful magnetic attraction for what we want to come into our lives . |
| 12 | ‘ For what we have received , ’ said Uncle Philip . |
| 13 | You have to admit he 's superb material for what we have to do . |
| 14 | Do we not only die , but go to hell for what we have suffered ? ’ |
| 15 | And , very hard working people have had to do the fighting for what we have got ! |
| 16 | ‘ Although any draw against German opposition represents a big challenge , because I 've got the greatest respect and admiration for what they 've done at club and international level for over 20 years . |
| 17 | I would make them pay for what they 've done . |
| 18 | Anyway , I think these young ladies deserve a round of applause for what they 've done so far . |
| 19 | My Lord m may I add one further matter , er , My Lord may I say on behalf of the family er the that your Lordship 's comments will be very gratefully received er , neither Mr or Mrs , although they 've sought recognition for what they 've done for their daughter , they did it out of their fond love for her but nevertheless having such a and such comment from your Lordship will be very , very good . |
| 20 | And normally the short cut to tell people fair trade company and it tries to give , pay people a fair price for what they 've made . |
| 21 | Whether people have actually been paid a fair wage for what they 've made . |
| 22 | In fact the latest development is that they do n't even do that by picking up a telephone , the message is teleprinted on , onto a message pad there , and when they run in they pull off this pad , and there 's the whole text for what they 've got to do , where they 've got to go , and so on . |
| 23 | Got any little flags for what they 've got in them ? |
| 24 | And erm so if they 're buying it on the , on the market , th the company should pay a fair price for , for what they 've bought . |
| 25 | But they should be recognised for what they try to achieve : quality and democratisation of the media . |
| 26 | We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge . |
| 27 | In order to help us I think in our discussions , it seems to me that , I think we ought to write formally to the County Council and to the District Council actually asking them for more details of their consideration for what they intend to do about parishes . |
| 28 | When my Cid saw that they who eat his bread were returned , he went down from the tower , and received them right well , and praised them for what they had done like good knights : howbeit he was full sorrowful for Alvar Salvadores that he should be in the hands of the Moors , but he trusted in God that he should deliver him on the morrow . |
| 29 | Vi wished she could fire a gun and shoot down those bombers if only for what they had done to Gerry , but it was easy to be brave in this small , precious house when the sun still shone in the evening sky and a west wind blew away the stench of bombing and burning and broken bodies . |
| 30 | Oh yes , the , the service that the retain people give is unbelievable for what they get paid for , it 's , it 's pennies really for that service . |