Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen was sure now that she had him for her own and most likely thought it a fair return for her investment of time and trouble . |
| 2 | ‘ They do say , ’ said Caspar thrillingly , ‘ that she pursued him for positively centuries , until he gave in , purely to get her out of his way . |
| 3 | He blushed to think of how shamelessly he 'd paraded himself when he 'd had Judith on his arm ; how he 'd joked that she loved him for his cleanliness , and for his taste in bidets . |
| 4 | ‘ So it was Alain all the time , and she took him for me , ’ mused Dieter . |
| 5 | He was offering her an out and she respected him for that . |
| 6 | And she scolded him for frightening children Adam , six , Louise , four , and two-year-old Carl . |
| 7 | She felt she had been tactically outwitted , and she hated him for it . |
| 8 | The truth was there in his eyes , and she hated him for that , too . |
| 9 | Managing the boat , he was in total command , and she admired him for the ease with which he wove between the countless busy craft , the pleasure boats , gondolas and the small and large ferries , his eyes constantly alert . |
| 10 | It was too much but she loved him for it and let him kiss her when he came and stood beside her again . |
| 11 | ‘ Pity to shut you away down here , ’ Mr Priddy said gruffly when she thanked him for his recommendation . |
| 12 | She had forced him to live against the grain of his own nature which was weak and pleasure-loving and stubborn with it , so that when she beat him for laziness or lying , he became more determinedly idle and sullen . |
| 13 | Stephen was talking to a tall , elegantly dressed woman , who looked younger than she actually was , and her much older husband when she joined him for lunch in the beach bar . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee . |
| 15 | It took only minutes for Lubor to drive her to her hotel , but as she thanked him for lunch and he handed her back her parcel , he replied , ‘ Lunch was a happy time for me also , ’ and did n't waste a moment to enquire , ‘ Shall we have a happy dinner together this evening ? ’ |