Example sentences of "it for the [num ord] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eye fell on it for the first time as it sprang onto the marble plinth and clutched at the neck of the vase to steady itself . |
| 2 | THESE FOUR boxes of action highlights from Pickwick enable the devout to exhume the 1992 World Cup , feeling it again as if they were in attendance in Australasia once more or seeing much of it for the first time if sleep and work schedules got in the way during those 33 hectic days and nights . |
| 3 | They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever . |
| 4 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 5 | ‘ Still , could n't you get away from it for the next week or so — till she 's gone back ? ’ |
| 6 | The bantering tone remained in Surere 's voice but he added edge to it for the last word or two . |