Example sentences of "he [vb past] it for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said well he took it for the glass . |
| 2 | The cold was within his heart now , and he knew it for the heartcold of the truly bereft . |
| 3 | ‘ I expect he did it for the insurance , ’ Dangerfield said . |
| 4 | Jack found a piece of driftwood , its gnarled form worn totally smooth by the action of the waves , and they decided it would look wonderful in his barn hung on the brickwork chimney-breast , so he carried it for the rest of the morning until they returned to their little camp at lunchtime . |
| 5 | Naturally he cribbed it for the title of a pamphlet , when what I actually meant by it was some advice . |
| 6 | He valued it for the beauty of some of its contents , for the dignity of others , and the curiosity of all . |