Example sentences of "you [verb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I went home a when I was started at ten and thruppence a week , it was a regula regulation in the family that the spending money erm basis , what you got for spending , was a penny in the shilling . |
| 2 | She felt a prickle of resentment as she said , ‘ I suppose you mean for washing … ironing … cooking … sleeping , of course . |
| 3 | The photographs you asked for have arrived from Amsterdam and are awaiting collection . |
| 4 | What what rule what methods do you know for differentiating ? |
| 5 | If ( hopefully ) a solution is reached , the approach you adopted for working through the conflict is discussed . |
| 6 | From the purchasers ' point of view , auctions can also be attractive — if slightly nerve-racking as you wait for bidding to start for the house of your dreams . |
| 7 | That 's why I keep telling you to apply for teaching jobs . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What excuse , ’ he asked Mrs Thatcher , ‘ have you got for giving instructions that in the middle of the night , armed riot police raid children , women and men , shove them into caged lorries and forcibly deport them to the country from which they fled ? ’ |
| 9 | It 's a pain then is n't it when you 're waiting for , why you waiting for machining is it ? |
| 10 | Erm sixty six percent of people believe that the people you vote for say they 'll do things for you but once they 're in they forget what they 've said . |
| 11 | when you record for mimicking do leave enough space for you to mimic |
| 12 | when you record for listening instruct the language helper not to leave any space between the words ( if he does , it is tempting to mimic ) |
| 13 | she already is in school , I mean you know for teaching like |
| 14 | I think that 's what , that 's what I , I run a school you know for signalling , morse code and semaphore |
| 15 | how many clients we 've got , you know for updating , what the capacities are and plus er we do n't know erm what sort of cable we 've got in so they might have only a ten P a cable when they already have nine pairs in use |
| 16 | And private management means that you would go to a bank or stockbroker , and then you would pay them an annual fee , and there would be other charges , you know for selling er and buying of shares , |
| 17 | The solos still grate , but at least you can get the beers in at this point without fear of missing anything serious — although Hammett has included an axe-trashing coda to his widdly-widdly section ; that 's what you get for hanging out with Nirvana . |
| 18 | It 's one of the kick-backs you get for looking like I look . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's what you get for sticking your dick in a plug socket . ’ |
| 20 | That 's what you get for buying your jewellery from a bubble gum machine . |
| 21 | More simply , a crack on the head is what you get for acting in a perfectly natural manner . |
| 22 | That 's all the thanks you get for slaving over a hot stove , ’ Mrs Cartwright shouted after us . |
| 23 | Harking back to The Smiths ' early days , it is another stab at Victorian virtue : ‘ A crack on the head is what you get for asking . ’ |
| 24 | I walked away from Frank , saying , ‘ So this is the gratitude you get for running your heart out for Britain . ’ |
| 25 | What alternative ways can you suggest for introducing the concept of time ? |
| 26 | Did you did you originally when you actually erm applied to get a council place did you did you s did you want to move to the flats here or did you apply for put other |
| 27 | There are two main types — Repayment , and Interest Only — and they both have two main ingredients : capital ( the money you pay for your home ) , and interest ( what you pay for borrowing it ) . |
| 28 | You are not doing anything wrong — its just the price you pay for keeping these species of fish . |
| 29 | You , sir , what reason do you have for seeing this project as worth following through ? ’ |
| 30 | A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ? |