Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] it for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd thought about it for some time , and decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 2 | Any new food regime has to be simple to follow if you are to stick with it for any length of time . |
| 3 | It was so faint that he had to look at it for some time before he could make any sense of it . |
| 4 | If very dirty they lay it in the stream , securing it with a large stone , and let the water flow through it for some time , after which they proceed as before … the linen is spread upon the rocks in the river , or the walls near at hand , and secured , like everything else by a stone at each corner … |
| 5 | However I must have played with it for that tool set led to Dad 's most embarrassing moment — something which he never ever let me forget . |
| 6 | You must tackle a warren as though you intend to do a good job at it ; there 's precious little point or pleasure in dabbling with it for that way you achieve very little . |
| 7 | First they looked to it for some confirmation that the general principles of history which they saw at work in capitalism had always been operative . |
| 8 | ( You do n't have to think about it for another fortnight . ) |
| 9 | Explain that you are not querying the decision but that you would appreciate the information if at all possible , as you will then be able to learn from it for another occasion . |
| 10 | I did n't get over it for some time ; it had touched my heart . |
| 11 | She lay thinking about it for some time , then decided she had nothing to lose . |
| 12 | ‘ This , ’ complained Wedderburn , ‘ gives him vast uneasiness , for if he is ordered abroad before he gets his Post he dispairs of it for some time . ’ |