Example sentences of "it [vb past] [noun sg] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a major ‘ consumer ’ of overhauled piston engines for its own fleet , it made sense for the Atlantic Group to extend their activities to engine overhaul . |
| 2 | There were some suggestions that a lower rate of population increase , from the decline in the UK birth rate after 1964 , was a cause of economic decline , as it reduced demand for the purchase of consumer durables . |
| 3 | The hirer sued the owner of the excavator as vicariously liable for the driver 's negligence , and the owner set up clause 8 of the contract as a defence , on the basis that it transferred liability for the driver 's actions to the hirer . |
| 4 | The movement was particularly strong in the north-eastern town of Suceava where it claimed credit for the closure in February of the local cellulose fabric plant , whose carbon disulphide emissions had been blamed for causing nervous disorders . |
| 5 | In this respect it showed concern for the welfare of all men , and consequently it can be said that satyāgraha whenever it is implemented involves sarvodaya . |
| 6 | It expressed regret for the violence , presumably approved by the leadership of Mr Milos Jakes , with which riot police suppressed the student demonstrations on November 17 . |
| 7 | After the service it took time for the galleries to empty . |
| 8 | It took time for the Americans to commit themselves to a battle for the stomachs , hearts and minds of the people living in the Western zones of Germany . |
| 9 | The reason was no doubt that it took time for the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee to report . |
| 10 | In the post-war world the national status of the Association received a welcome boost from the BBC , when , in 1948 , it gave permission for the BDDA to make a charity broadcast appeal . |
| 11 | When it appeared enthusiasm for the fantasy turned to indifference for the real thing . |