Example sentences of "[verb] it for [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 2 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 3 | Please help us preserve it for the future generations . |
| 4 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 5 | The Federal Assembly on May 2 voted in favour of abolishing the death penalty and replacing it for the relevant offences with life imprisonment . |
| 6 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 7 | In this respect , the French government is right to have made the Minister of Culture also Minister of Education ( although whether they have done it for the right reasons , and with the right man is another matter ) . |
| 8 | I reckon I 'd do it for a thousand pounds . |
| 9 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 10 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 11 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 12 | It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now ! |
| 13 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 14 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 15 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
| 16 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 17 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 19 | It makes a firmer fabric than an every needle rib , makes a double jacquard pattern shorter and truer to the actual pattern and , also , you can use it for the plain rows instead of the ‘ striper ’ card if you like the texture . |
| 20 | when they 've got to do the road or something they want somebody to do it for the three weeks or |
| 21 | His primary task in the short term would be to mobilize it for the regional elections in March . |
| 22 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 23 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
| 24 | Reverse it for the bottom lashes — look up in to the mirror about your forehead . |
| 25 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 26 | He examined it for a few moments , then realised Tock was standing beside him with a can of oil . |
| 27 | If they 're doing it for the right reasons , like the lady over there , a loving couple with a child . |
| 28 | Use it for the darker colours ; the permanency of the pigments is not affected by the minerals in the water . |
| 29 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 30 | One man who took early retirement at 61 thought , at the time , that the advantage of early retirement was ‘ The fact that there are so many young people out of work and I thought I 'd done a lifetime 's work and might as well leave it for the young ones . ’ |