Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a 30 gallon corner tank , and would like to set it up for a Black Peacock , Pterois volitans . |
| 2 | He was saving it up for a rainy day . |
| 3 | set to shoot it out for a good cause |
| 4 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
| 5 | He intended to mark it up for a hundred . |
| 6 | Its excellent PR and the enthusiasm of the press might simply have set it up for a great fall if the use of its powers had proved to be weak or ineffective . |
| 7 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 8 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 9 | Indeed , the proposed development has been thrown into doubt with the Secretary of State 's decision to call it in for a public inquiry following representations from environmental pressure groups objecting to the scheme 's architectural quality . |
| 10 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
| 11 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 12 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 13 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 14 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
| 15 | Now at the beginning of the year , I have no idea how this particular week in November is going to pan out , so I ca n't put it in for a specific day , but I put it in on the Sunday , because it 's specific to that week . |
| 16 | Scotsmen , Englishmen , and Welshmen joined with local fighters like Spider Kelly , Jackie Quinn , and Rinty Monaghan to slug it out for a few pounds . |
| 17 | At the end of the two years purchasers can either trade it in for a new car , pay the final payment and keep the car , or hand the car back and have nothing further to pay . |
| 18 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
| 19 | Now I 'm gon na turn it off for a little while until everyone starts having a proper conversation . |