Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The fact that it was profoundly a work of synthesis was obviously much less important at first , and may even seem not very important now , as one settles down to enjoy it for the first or umpteenth time .
2 They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame .
3 Still he was n't surprised at all at my giggles when I dragged myself back to view it for a second time .
4 Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday .
5 I 'm not complaining about it , but I say I did n't raise it for the first time
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