Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [pron] for what " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it considerably curtails the scope for morality , for it leads to such questions as : Why , if it is genetic factors that make people what they are , praise or blame them for what they do ? |
| 2 | She had never been afraid to look straightly at whatever fortune sent her , to map its every feature , and acknowledge it for what it was . |
| 3 | Surely it is time we stopped talking of elephants as if they were a commodity to be traded , like so many cans of paint , and accept them for what they are , ancient and splendid fellow inhabitants of the earth who share with us the joys of close kinship bonds and grieve when they are severed . |
| 4 | Occupied by its clichés , its principles , and its strategies , the sick mind of the central colourless figure unwittingly deploys subversive discursive counter-strategies that turn these ‘ conventional weapons ’ back on themselves and expose them for what they are . |
| 5 | Listen well when he tells us what happened out there to him and respect him for what he has done , and honour him , for at least he has given each of us hope and proof that escape is possible . ’ |
| 6 | The natural physiological mechanisms put us in a state of alert and prepare us for what is called the fight-or-flight response . |
| 7 | " I 'd like to write to the marquis and thank him for what he did for me . |
| 8 | We will work hard and thank everybody for what they have done ’ . ’ |
| 9 | When will you realise that so-called ‘ funny-man ’ Vic Reeves is n't actually funny and see him for what he is — a talentless , dumb Northerner . |
| 10 | Strip away the insincerity and the hype from the music business and see it for what it is , a jungle . |
| 11 | And if you are wise you will never pity the past for what it did not know , but pity yourself for what it did . |