Example sentences of "for what [pron] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grades are more to be blamed for what they do not do than for what they do do . |
| 2 | ‘ Apparently it 's coming to an end , ’ said Julia , ‘ and the commissioners have found that a great many of the Italians they tried to reward for what they did have refused to take any money at all . |
| 3 | He judged her worthy of finer clothes , for what she did have on she wore with an air . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know what to say , ’ Farmer Bolsover said to Brownie Owl , ‘ except that I am very sorry for what I did say about the Brownies , especially about the Brownie who climbed my apple-tree for her budgie . |
| 5 | It remains significant — perhaps all the more significant — for what it does say . |
| 6 | In common with Category 2 of the New South Wales legislation , it has been said that this offence is ‘ more significant for what it fails to include [ than ] for what it does include . ’ |