Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [be] [v-ing] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 2 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 3 | If it has the Zenith then , if you are leaving it for a long period , try pulling out the choke after it has stopped . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 7 | It 's cos you 're using it for an improper |
| 8 | If they 're doing it for the right reasons , like the lady over there , a loving couple with a child . |
| 9 | No , cos they 're doing it for all , they 're all doing for all over different places anyway . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He said that he believed he had lawful authority to ride the bike because he was repairing it for a friend . |
| 12 | — But do n't take off , mind , while I 'm getting it for you ! ’ |
| 13 | I suppose I 'm going to do , that while I 'm doing it for each course , |
| 14 | Since we are using it for choices of ends , we can not treat the awareness it prescribes simply as a universal means to our ends whatever they may be , which is what the admonition suggests in ordinary discourse ( with the implication ‘ If you do n't you 'll suffer for it ’ ) . |
| 15 | I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return . |
| 16 | even though she 's getting it for the technology . |
| 17 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |