Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] for what [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can wait until Mme Wyatt sees me for what I am , understands what Gillian sees in me . |
| 2 | The right hon. Gentleman has done a great deal during his period in the House for disabled people and everyone in the House admires him for what he has done , but he must know that there have been dramatic improvements in recent years in the scope , range and value of benefits and in the number of disabled people who receive them . |
| 3 | Suddenly , one of his recordings sounds just like one of his stupendous live performances and shows him for what he really is : one of the all-time great conductors . |
| 4 | Horst Urban , Continental 's boss , is unimpressed with Pirelli 's elaborate scheme and rightly sees it for what it is : a takeover . |
| 5 | He takes them for what they are , and deals with them accordingly . |
| 6 | After the case , Mr Fox said : ‘ I 'm glad he 's gone to prison , he deserves it for what he did . |
| 7 | I expect he is going to die in prison and he deserves it for what he has done . ’ |
| 8 | God asks us for what we have , not what we do n't have . |
| 9 | Your customer then pays you for what he sells . |
| 10 | I have no idea what Satan 's personal appearance is like — if a spirit with virtually no personhood left can be said to have an appearance — but the divine drama knows him for what he is . |