Example sentences of "it for the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The temptation to say the coin caused the bar to come out can be explained by seeing it for the ordinary cause that it was , and of what event it was the cause , and of what nearby event it was not the cause . |
| 2 | I think one of the problems is , that a lot of shoppers do n't realize that they 're entering into a contract and we do n't realize it for the simple reason that most people have , as soon as you hear the word contract you have a mental image of a legal document that you sign , do n't you ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They won it for the outstanding service that they had given two clients , Comfort Cooling and PSA . |
| 7 | Nuisances and abominations of all sorts are without scruple committed to the streets at any hour of the day of night , to await the morning visit of the scavenger to remove them : and happy indeed is it for the humble pedestrian if his eye and nose alone suffer from these ejectments ; happy indeed if he comes not in contact with them , as they make their unceremonious exit from window or door … |
| 8 | I support the intention of the Bill and its important deterrent aspects , and I shall support it for the same reason as the hon. Member for Oxford , East , but I must confess that I do so with some reluctance at this stage . |
| 9 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 10 | ‘ Still , could n't you get away from it for the next week or so — till she 's gone back ? ’ |
| 11 | The bantering tone remained in Surere 's voice but he added edge to it for the last word or two . |
| 12 | One though , Urathion of Ullar , saw it for the world-destroying madness that it was . |