Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] them for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 2 | No eyes beheld them for any of its windows ; no one beat a carpet or scraped a cauldron or swilled out their slops . |
| 3 | Mr Singleton sold them for two pounds each . |
| 4 | He says they stopped selling replica handguns because he suspected that some of his customers wanted them for possible criminal reasons . |
| 5 | A decade ago , Kung Fu martial arts films were banned by Zambian cinemas after Kaunda attacked them for encouraging violence amongst youths . |
| 6 | She says that they were desperate for food , and the pike fed them for two days . |
| 7 | They all knew that they had to go on fighting , and be strong for their children , and Mr Edwards commended them for that strength . |
| 8 | But Mum knew them for crafty rogues and she had n't forgotten the coal . |
| 9 | I could n't even manage the children — friends took them for odd days . |
| 10 | At first Alistair took them for other screenplay writers and wedged himself behind the door , at the back of the queue . |
| 11 | The Head of Department replied that they were used mainly for the Sixth Form , for example , the History of Art' … my predecessor bought them for departmental use , but my belief is that kids should be actively involved in creative work , not passively looking at film — and we have difficulty with blackout , too'. ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 12 | Deputy Judge Harold Hewitt jailed them for eight years each . |
| 13 | The Yanks had in fact had them for some months in the Scullery apartment . |