Example sentences of "he [verb] [vb pp] her for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He has seen her for all of 30 seconds .
2 He 'd done it again , she realised in amazement — with just a few choice words he 'd knocked her for six .
3 Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment .
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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