Example sentences of "he [verb] they for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So he sold them for four X.
2 Even when he scolded them for some minor wrongdoing , he would cite the great orators like Cicero or Burke , as if he was taking part in a parliamentary debate , instead of addressing two small boys .
3 He watched them for two minutes , but they did not move .
4 he bought them for three quid ?
5 Yeah/ Which is highly improbable but he bought them for three pounds
6 And when he 'd finished , he sticks them for another two hundred credits — danger money . ’
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