Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] for [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when he scolded them for some minor wrongdoing , he would cite the great orators like Cicero or Burke , as if he was taking part in a parliamentary debate , instead of addressing two small boys . |
| 2 | He hated himself for these demeaning fantasies , and was reasonably afraid that she might suspect he nourished them . |
| 3 | He bought it for twenty five quid . |
| 4 | That 's why he left me for some other woman — one who did n't booze and do embarrassing things , or get moody , or stupid , or passionate . ’ |
| 5 | And when he 'd finished , he sticks them for another two hundred credits — danger money . ’ |