Example sentences of "[prep] it [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moyer spoke in support of it for almost an hour . |
| 2 | After instruction in the regulations of the ‘ prison ’ the volunteers were placed in it for nearly a week , and their reactions and behaviour observed . |
| 3 | When one day I tidied up and cleared out this cupboard , I realised that I had ignored everything in it for over a year . |
| 4 | But there were men in it for quite a while , I was wondering when that kind of faded out . |
| 5 | but this diet is the one that Shelly , she lost quite a lot and Jill went on it for quite a while |
| 6 | Michael had a nice fiddle going , and he 's been at it for over a year now . |
| 7 | He was at it for quite a while . |
| 8 | I lose count of the lengths ; she 's at it for almost an hour , with her mind as empty as she can make it . |