Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | What would you say , he got it for more . |
2 | Without being aware of it , he punished her for this deeply felt bodily rejection in bed by withdrawing his body out of bed . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He studied her for several seconds , as if baffled . |
5 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
6 | ‘ But I thank God that He spared me for this ! ’ |
7 | He hated me for that . |
8 | He hated himself for these demeaning fantasies , and was reasonably afraid that she might suspect he nourished them . |
9 | Former model Carol Lawson , 42 , from Park Gate , Hants , refused to hang up on her relationship with neighbour Michael Hughes after he dumped her for another woman . |
10 | Suragai 's hands were already scratched and bleeding , and he was cursing quietly in his own tongue as he positioned himself for another rescue attempt . |
11 | She kinda thought of him as a poet , and I think he loved her for that . |
12 | He watched her for several seconds before the casual motion of a hand raised to the back of her neck and run up through her long hair identified the silhouette as Judith . |
13 | He bought it for that erm er her |
14 | ‘ He did everything for that dog and thought the world of him . |
15 | He despised himself for this and consequently admired Elsie all the more . |
16 | That 's why he left me for some other woman — one who did n't booze and do embarrassing things , or get moody , or stupid , or passionate . ’ |
17 | Erm and she 's had seven youngsters and she 's brought them up and she a , on her own she 's had to bring them up cos he left her for another , another woman and erm she had the seven and she 's worked and fought hard cos she would n't ask for a darn thing and er they 're , they 're great those kids , they are , they 're a credit to her , you know , but it 's taken it out of her , she 's |
18 | Rewarded with a seat on the Privy Council , he held it for less than a month , dying of apoplexy 20 July 1675 . |
19 | They sat in the corner and he pumped her for any information she might have gleaned from Wickham . |