Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They read somewhat strangely , as if I had imagined the whole thing , or cooked it up for an April Fool joke . |
| 2 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
| 3 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 4 | And if it was just exhausted , it was simply a question of postponing his own ploughing and resting it up for a day or two until it had regained its appetite and its strength . |
| 5 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 6 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
| 7 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 8 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 9 | He put an arm around her shoulders and kept it there for a moment . |
| 10 | ‘ Then knock the lid down so that the rough edges are holding the lid in place , so to speak , and leave it again for a bit . |
| 11 | ‘ I developed the pin curl looks about two years ago and have since changed the technique by dressing the hair more with back-combing and pinning it up for a more avant-garde finish . |
| 12 | You will then be in a position to feed your dog , and take it out for a walk until it has relieved itself , bearing in mind that it must be prevented from taking strenuous exercise at this stage . |
| 13 | So he , he thought he 'd do an experiment , er he took a small piece of radium which he 'd extracted from several tons of pitchblende and he put this bit of radium on his forearm and , and put a bandage round to hold it in place and left it there for a week and said right I 'll see what happens . |
| 14 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
| 15 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |