Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 2 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 3 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The real question in each such case is ‘ Does the patient really mean what he says or is he merely saying it for a quiet life , to satisfy someone else or because the advice and persuasion to which he has been subjected is such that he can no longer think and decide for himself ? ’ |
| 10 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 11 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 12 | fourteen or I had a sixteen overhead cam Cortina engine sitting up the blokes just swapped it for a two litre cos he wanted some more go . |
| 13 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 14 | In Berry ( No. 2 ) , the applicant , B , had been convicted of making an explosive in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that he was not making it for a lawful object . |
| 15 | Better still change it for a modern one : we 're to replace all open flued water heaters , and because of this , British Gas are giving terrific trade-in allowances , so check them out ! |
| 16 | Charlie Chaplin 's silent black and white movies captivated the world in the early part of the century … and they 're still doing it for a new generation coming through . |
| 17 | Benny was about to ask why , but before she could , Ace had produced her blaster and was busily setting it for a narrow beam to cut through the door . |
| 18 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 19 | Still he was n't surprised at all at my giggles when I dragged myself back to view it for a second time . |
| 20 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 22 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
| 23 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 25 | well you could but you could n't sell it for a reasonable price . |
| 26 | I mean I ai n't doing it for a whole week . |
| 27 | And if someone writes in another language , you wo n't get it for a long time . |
| 28 | He then holed it for a three . |
| 29 | Instead , uncharacteristically , he went and signed up with the Maharishi , paid out £146 , and has never regretted it for a single minute , although in fairness it has to be said that his wife has . |