Example sentences of "you [vb base] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt a prickle of resentment as she said , ‘ I suppose you mean for washing … ironing … cooking … sleeping , of course . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | when you record for mimicking do leave enough space for you to mimic |
| 5 | 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 ) |
| 6 | she already is in school , I mean you know for teaching like |
| 7 | I think that 's what , that 's what I , I run a school you know for signalling , morse code and semaphore |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 , |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It 's one of the kick-backs you get for looking like I look . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's what you get for sticking your dick in a plug socket . ’ |
| 13 | That 's what you get for buying your jewellery from a bubble gum machine . |
| 14 | More simply , a crack on the head is what you get for acting in a perfectly natural manner . |
| 15 | That 's all the thanks you get for slaving over a hot stove , ’ Mrs Cartwright shouted after us . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | I walked away from Frank , saying , ‘ So this is the gratitude you get for running your heart out for Britain . ’ |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | You are not doing anything wrong — its just the price you pay for keeping these species of fish . |
| 20 | Counting numbers those are the numbers you use for counting things with like three or six or most people call them the normal numbers . |
| 21 | Raddle you know that you use for marking sheep . |
| 22 | right , what one you use for overtaking ? |
| 23 | what one you use for overtaking ? |
| 24 | The following exercises can help you identify the criteria you use for assessing others , and in turn how you use them on yourself : |
| 25 | hit the top end get a cross-section o of , but you still get the same , ultimately the same sorts of results erm by , by erm by adopting that policy whereas if you go for trying to draw distinctions , you end up erm |
| 26 | The same as you do for planting |
| 27 | And if it did happen , your physical health could be just the first of many things you lose , that you take for granted now . |
| 28 | She is a kind and thoughtful provider — of home comfort , food , clean sheets , ironed shirts , fresh bread — all the things you take for granted at home . ’ |
| 29 | All the things you take for granted that are going to screw you up in London . |
| 30 | If you show that you are a master of the relevant knowledge , the examiner will readily give you credit for knowing the rest of the subject , An example would be the question : ‘ The jury is a historical anachronism . ’ |