Example sentences of "know [pron] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have friends who know you for the man you are , and do not have to conceal your TRUE NATURE . |
| 2 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 3 | Know it for the madhouse it is . |
| 4 | How often have you known it for the butler who is on everyone 's lips one day as the greatest of his generation to be proved demonstrably within a few years to have been nothing of the sort ? |
| 5 | I spoke to myself and I did n't listen : meaningless words on deaf ears , although they were true , and whoever I was meant them , and whoever I was speaking to knew them for the truth . |
| 6 | The cold was within his heart now , and he knew it for the heartcold of the truly bereft . |
| 7 | ‘ I know today now there are some good degrees and goodness knows what for the job , but it does n't mean to say you can do the job . |