Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Rodrigo was not like other mercenaries ; he made it clear that he required nothing for himself . |
| 2 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
| 3 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 5 | An ancient animal with 5 per cent of an eye might indeed have used it for something other than sight , but it seems to me at least as likely that it used it for 5 per cent vision . |
| 6 | ‘ We were so good for so long that we took it for granted . |