Example sentences of "and [verb] it for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day . |
| 2 | Gollum was once a hobbit who came across the Ring by chance and keeps it for a long time . |
| 3 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 4 | In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain . |
| 5 | The task of implementing this change of policy fell on Roger Brown , then editor in succession to Ralph Gee , who had been responsible for the printing of the paper for many years and edited it for a short period . |
| 6 | Under these circumstances , all you can do is try to re-align the board on the artwork and expose it for a further period , but you may well have to scrap that attempt and start again with a freshly-coated board . |
| 7 | If you come across a taxi token , pick it up and use it for a free taxi ride to any part of the city . |
| 8 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 9 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 10 | Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours . |
| 11 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |
| 12 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |