Example sentences of "[prep] it [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He reached for the Caithness paperweight on his desk and fiddled with it absently for a moment .
2 " Oh , darling , perhaps not just now , " Maman parted a sticky strand of Nicandra 's green-blonde hair and looked at it sadly for a moment .
3 somebody comes to look at it just for a view I mean , I say , I , I 'm quite happy coming like I said th if you motion behind there , make the bar presentable we 'll fill it out with stock then that 'll look better
4 He waved out the match , gazed at it thoughtfully for a moment , dropped it into the ashtray and then looked at Herr Nordern .
5 He placed the receiver down , stared at it thoughtfully for a moment , then turned back into the room , intending to join the Hatches in the garden .
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