Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] she for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd done it again , she realised in amazement — with just a few choice words he 'd knocked her for six .
2 Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment .
3 He decided to smack her for this .
4 He had treated her for several months using her husband as an interpreter — as though her husband were an objective witness to her depression .
5 Before he had become involved with Sien he had used her for some time as a model .
6 But there was no denying that today his wife was better than he had known her for many many months .
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