Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [verb] he for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |
| 2 | I have no idea what Satan 's personal appearance is like — if a spirit with virtually no personhood left can be said to have an appearance — but the divine drama knows him for what he is . |
| 3 | that 's still not it as much as er Robert Maxwell lost and seem , ca , see the Labour party nailing him for that , no you do n't because he was a head of a Labour party paper |
| 4 | When the Central Authority carpeted him for this , he stated that he had done it both to meet statutory obligations and to make faster progress on rural electrification than agreed . |
| 5 | Geoffrey says he 's considering writing another letter to the Prime Minister asking him for a proper reply to his questions . |
| 6 | His enemies among the ancient geographers attacked him for what he reported about the mysterious North — Great Britain , Jutland , and whatever Thule was . |
| 7 | Out to provoke Theo into a declaration of loyalty , and at the same time sting him for continuing to belong to a hated class , he charged him with hypocrisy and self-righteousness in refusing to belong to either side . |
| 8 | She had never seen him with his hair cut short , and the absence of the red-blond locks made him for a moment unrecognisable . |