Example sentences of "and she [vb past] it for " in BNC.
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1 | Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation . |
2 | And she knew it for a fact when he murmured smoothly , ‘ I think I might find it agreeable . ’ |
3 | As with the girl who died earlier in the year , this beaker of solution was in her bedroom and she mistook it for a bedtime drink . |
4 | When she began to unbutton his shirt he stood , paralysed , staring at the slack flesh round her stomach , he shivered and she took it for excitement ; he had dreamed about this , waiting for the moment when he would instinctively know what to do , would take control , but instead she was rubbing against him with a cool professionalism that unnerved him . |
5 | Mm , well Ann and she got it for thirty two and a half ! |
6 | To her , the building was endlessly exciting , and she liked it for all the reasons that most people would specify as particular causes for dislike . |