Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | where I 've dropped it for , well then , it 's the toilet brush you see , I 've been going like this with the toilet |
| 2 | Then , obeying an impulse she barely understood , she took the silver medallion out of the inner pocket of her bag , where she 'd zipped it for safekeeping , and fastened the chain round her neck . |
| 3 | To the same guy that I 'd bought it for twe er for twenty off . |
| 4 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
| 5 | " But you said you wanted this letter to go off this morning , so I 've brought it for you to sign . " |
| 6 | The other girls , knowing quite well that she had done it for the benefit of one Geoffrey A. Machin , were shocked and admiring , but the convention restrained them from expressing either shock or admiration . |
| 7 | The offender had a dispute with the victim as a result of the sale by her of his car : the offender claimed that she had sold it for less than it was worth , and had not paid over to him his proper share in the proceeds of the sale . |
| 8 | Mingling with that of David was Anthony 's , sounding far happier and more relaxed than she had heard it for weeks . |
| 9 | You are now able to see the problem from a higher perspective , knowing that you have created it for a reason . |
| 10 | It assumes that you need to organize it for yourself rather than expecting other people to be responsible for your development . |
| 11 | The passcode system 's a welcome addition and the joystick on the control panel which mimics your movement 's also a nice touch , but once you 've played it for five minutes you 'll have seen everything the game 's got to offer ! |
| 12 | Beer seems such a simple drink that we tend to take it for granted . |
| 13 | Technology is so pervasive , so much an intrinsic part of modern life , that we tend to take it for granted . |
| 14 | I was so pleased with this neat and simple control that we have employed it for several other of the key steps in the cascade — finding , for instance , that the increase in dendritic spines occurs only in a remembering and not in an amnesic group . |
| 15 | The Quix supermarket had refused the box because they 'd ha although they 'd had it for a cert for quite a long time during the miner 's strike I think . |
| 16 | I would be very surprised if a property on at nine fifty would be dropped much below nine hundred because , obviously they have a , they have a certain that they need to get and I I 'd be surprised if they 'd go sort of much below fifty pounds less a month than they 've advertised it for . |
| 17 | They 've spent years doing this sort of thing , now they 've decided that they want to do it for a living . |
| 18 | Er but nobody could tell me for certain what it was that they intended to use it for , er but it was apparently not guaranteed that it would continue to be used er as a market hall . |
| 19 | So again there are n't many things that do complete , swimming I think I far as I can see is the only one that does , but then again that depends on how you use the swimming , it , it just , just cos you bathes every week does n't necessarily mean that it does do it for you , it depends what you do , okay ? |
| 20 | In those early months he had wanted her to know the magnitude of what he had done and that he had done it for her . |
| 21 | Not for the first time she wondered how on earth her father had persuaded the children to call him ‘ Gamps ’ and decided that he had done it for the sole purpose of driving her mad . |
| 22 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 23 | If he did not initially envisage independence for black Africa , it is difficult to believe that he did envisage it for the départements of French Algeria . |
| 24 | Before beginning to investigate a complaint , the Commissioner will tell the complainant and the member that he has accepted it for investigation . |
| 25 | Mr. Walker : As for that last phrase , the Hon. Gentleman obtained coverage in this morning 's papers , and I am surprised that he has repeated it for tomorrow 's . |
| 26 | You 've all heard that and I 've heard it for about thirty years now . |
| 27 | Which is a bit different and I 'd like to see it , that 's just one of my things , but again when you 're in , going into retirement I think you 've got to think about this , I mean I went , nobody twisted my arm , I went into that situation and I 've enjoyed it for a great many years , but now I 'm thinking I 'd , before I , it 's too late I want to have a , a l a fling in autumn as it were . |
| 28 | Your brother 's death left you heiress to Tracy Castle , and I intend taking it for the King . ’ |
| 29 | Oscar took his jacket off and I offered to carry it for him . |
| 30 | Playing music is what I love — and I want to do it for as long as possible . ’ |