Example sentences of "and [verb] it for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 2 | I stole the candle from its socket and sold it for a crust of bread and a stoup of water from an ale wife . |
| 3 | She felt an overwhelming urge to lick her lips and fought it for a while till her treacherous tongue simply shot out — only to be retracted slowly , under Lucenzo 's predatory eyes . |
| 4 | We gave our permission that the women should gather up the dead and give them burial according to the fashion of this people — ‘ t is said they strip the flesh and griddle it for a delicacy beforetimes , but I for one do not give this credence . |
| 5 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 6 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 7 | Little mini and run it for a year , run the engine ru non stop for a year and it 's going to use quite a few gallons . |
| 8 | If we take our budget-fixing example and examine it for a moment , we realise that two separate things may be going on . |
| 9 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
| 10 | Rebuild the Roman villa and use it for a hydro and health farm . |
| 11 | And then when I get to school , I do , I have to pour all the water into the tank , and leave it for a couple of hours and at break time put the fish into the into the mix water |
| 12 | At this stage , it is a good idea to cover the picture with glass and leave it for a while . |
| 13 | All you do is add water and leave it for a month . |
| 14 | To find the response , the mirror allocation can be located at point 3 by striking a line from 2 through 1 and extending it for a distance equal to 21 ; i.e. 31 = 12 . |
| 15 | Yes , in Vienna , a lady , I will not say her name but assure you that any conversation I had with poor little Mrs Crump was most decidedly not on this subject and not about this lady — she has clearly clutched at a reference and taken it for a confidence — in Vienna , this lady of , I may admit it , royal connection , formed an attachment for me which was not reciprocated but proved most difficult to disengage . |
| 16 | In each case , the wizard must pick up the book and caress it for a minimum of 1 hour . |
| 17 | You could put lipstick and some feathers on that one and take it for a walk . ’ |
| 18 | go in a hall somewhere and have it for a day . |
| 19 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 20 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 21 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 22 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |