Example sentences of "[subord] punish [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 2 | ‘ Reward a young horse for being good rather than punish him for being naughty ’ |
| 3 | Rather than punish him for the attempted rebellion , Henry gave Richard the task of quelling the very Aquitainian rebels from whom he had so recently looked for support . |
| 4 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
| 5 | The butcher chases them off the rock with kicks and abusive shouts , as though punishing them for bad behaviour . |
| 6 | Almost as though to punish herself for that foolishness , she forced herself to look him in the eye and enquire , ‘ So , how is Janice enjoying married life ? ’ |