Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [verb] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 2 | Make sure that the story you have for them is interesting and if it is merely constituency information , explain that you are providing it for background briefing and that you are not expecting them to publish it . |
| 3 | That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose . |
| 4 | And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better . |
| 5 | you , er , it had happened because I had been , I had had a lot of training and a lot of swindles and thing , I was able to talked to him and I talked to him for an hour and a half er , I was curious for one thing to find out why he was , he , he was breaking into people 's houses , so that the fact that he was doing it for , to , to get money for drugs |
| 6 | Lot number two Lot two is a Japanese ivory carving we 've got that showing for you for seventy five pounds at seventy five pounds , eighty , eighty five , ninety offered I 'm offered ninety pounds and I 'm selling it for ninety , ninety five , a hundred pounds and ten one twenty thirty a hundred and thirty for you sir , coming in at one thirty in the back row , one thirty and selling for a hundred and thirty pounds . |
| 7 | and you 're calling it for ages but you ca n't go near it cos it will run away and it goes like this to you , it goes |
| 8 | Woman , the top that I 'm gon na buy for Romax and Jason eight ninety nine and she 's selling it for one fifty . |
| 9 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 10 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 11 | The last thing in the world she had thought of becoming was a parson 's wife , and if she were to consider it for any length of time she would refuse through lack of courage . |
| 12 | If it has the Zenith then , if you are leaving it for a long period , try pulling out the choke after it has stopped . |
| 13 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
| 14 | The only trouble is with that , if you 're changing it for different albums all the time it can wear out the gears and that . |
| 15 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 16 | It 's cos you 're using it for an improper |
| 17 | If they 're doing it for the right reasons , like the lady over there , a loving couple with a child . |
| 18 | No , cos they 're doing it for all , they 're all doing for all over different places anyway . |
| 19 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 20 | But she was doing it for their child , and in order to make sure that Angel was happy she needed the Reverend Morey . |
| 21 | I am not sure what that means but we are having it for tea . |
| 22 | It usually sells for £18.13 but we are offering it for only £15.95 , saving over £2 . |
| 23 | The Master Table has a list price of £80.84 , but we are offering it for only £39.985 , including VAT , postage and packing , saving you £40 ! |
| 24 | The recommended price for the Chisel & Plane Blade Sharpener is £16.80 , but we are offering it for only £13.95 , including VAT , and postage and packing , a saving of £2.85 . |
| 25 | The list price for the Tradesman Drill Bit Sharpener is £32.98 , but we are offering it for only £28.95 , saving you over £4 . |
| 26 | It usually sells for £18.13 , but we are offering it for only £15.95 , saving over £2 , which includes a free 12mm bit . |
| 27 | four week course , but he 's running it for two hours for two weeks . |
| 28 | But he was doing it for his little girl , his Karen , and for her mother , his wife Ruthie . |
| 29 | He said that he believed he had lawful authority to ride the bike because he was repairing it for a friend . |
| 30 | — But do n't take off , mind , while I 'm getting it for you ! ’ |