Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [verb] it for " in BNC.

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1 My father said the 17-horse power would use too much petrol , but it gave me a year 's pleasure before I swopped it for an A30 van .
2 Approaching the signal box he mounted the steps , the hand-rail creaking as he used it for support .
3 3pm : IRN feeds broadcast ‘ down the line ’ to local radio stations as they record it for their own broadcasts .
4 And this er oh dear what was the name of it , they had a special title for the man that sort of ran the stall as they called it for getting the coal out and he he chose who he wanted to go to work .
5 ‘ We 've been doing M&A for years but do n't have the same profile as others because we do it for private clients who just want to sell a company or buy one . ’
6 Oh yes , and of course when you have it for two days you ca n't actually guard your language all the time
7 The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad .
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