Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did not bring it for that purpose , ’ said Andrus hoarsely . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that , ’ Claudia said , not believing it for one moment . |
| 3 | Which is what I meant to erm tt get on to Chris from the press office B B C Well I 'll give him a bell and just organize it for one day . |
| 4 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 5 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 6 | I said no , I 'm not , I 'm not doing it for that reason I said I 'm trying to you know thought to myself we 'll give them something back . |
| 7 | At A level , I toyed with the idea of doing physics , maths and English , and if I was just doing it for pure enjoyment I would have done it at that stage . |
| 8 | I pointed out that the ground was once part of Tip Farm and that on rainy days Bob Crudge still used it for artificial insemination . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think I really believed it for one second . |
| 10 | Nice chap and he teaches creative writing in Glasgow , used to be a teacher then a teacher trainer and then I think took early retirement and he does this but made the point that he simply uses it for extra income for pleasure and interest as opposed I suppose to a way of writing you know so |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't do it for any reason of self . ’ |
| 12 | I have n't seen it for sixty year . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I hope we can reach agreement with China and that , where we have disagreements , they wo n't poison our relationship right across the board — certainly wo n't poison it for all time , ’ said Mr Patten . |
| 14 | I do n't believe it for one minute , personally , but this is the , this is the theory , and I 'll explain why I do n't believe it , later . |
| 15 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 16 | Sorry if you take catty as the para now , then D P are n't actually , the reason D P sent the paper questionnaire is to just double check that all the columns and everything are laid out in the correct way are n't they and then checking it for that reason , whereas they are actually doing it on something like Kathy themselves so they , there is n't the same approval going on . |
| 17 | To produce their charcoal , Ray and Alan cut the wood , load the kiln , empty it into sacks after the burn and then re-bag it for retail sale . |
| 18 | of the two wooden chairs at the kitchen table and looked rather helplessly at the card with its seven clearly written digits , then glanced round as if seeking inspiration where to put it for safe keeping . |
| 19 | My grandfather saying that everything was going downhill , my grandmother talking of progress , but neither expecting it for that year or the next , they did n't dream of real change , not in their lifetime nor their children 's . |
| 20 | We 've just been going on timing it for one minute or something . |
| 21 | Indeed , she had been half expecting it for some time now . |