Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for [art] [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 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 .
3 This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time .
4 It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now !
5 I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time .
6 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 .
7 Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises .
8 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 .
9 Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith .
10 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 .
11 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 ? ’
12 I only meant it for the best .
13 Only had it for a few months .
14 That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year .
15 I have just done it for the only time in the 23,400,000 minutes of my life so far , and I doubt if I 'll do it again , so call these odds one in 25 million .
16 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 .
17 The Queen Alien was built in two versions , a full-size mechanical one also using two stuntmen inside , and a quarter-sized puppet , operated mechanically , since Cameron , who had accepted stop-motion for the Terminator 's final stage , did not like it for an organic creature .
18 The odds cited above would have given little comfort to the man in Kurunagala who , during a rash of cattle thefts , had to pay a ransom for the same animal seven times before finally selling it for the paltry sum of two rupees .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame .
22 It can not be partly certain because the tenant can determine it at any time and partly uncertain because the landlord can not determine it for an uncertain period .
23 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 !
24 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 .
25 It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life .
26 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 .
27 It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development .
28 Still he was n't surprised at all at my giggles when I dragged myself back to view it for a second time .
29 ‘ To be honest , I could n't even say when I 'm going to be back but I 've got to realistically think I wo n't make it for the European Cup . ’
30 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 .
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