Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Attorney-General can only act if there is a complaint about sentence within 28 days of the verdict and can only refer it for review on grounds of leniency . |
| 2 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 3 | The original American legislation was only for women , and they made in fact some very erm convoluted and not very satisfactory arguments about why they should only do it for women . |
| 4 | Information having the necessary quality of confidence which is supplied by one party of a contract to another for the purpose of enabling that other to perform a contract will usually be subject to an obligation of confidence so that the recipient may only use it for the purpose of that contract . |
| 5 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
| 6 | You can only swap it for nice things . |
| 7 | This attitude is certainly not without advantages , and many might rightly wish it for Britain : however , the favouritist or clientilist pressures are strong . |
| 8 | Feeling wretched and embarrassed , Ellie offered impulsively , ‘ I could run you into Dublin tomorrow and you could perhaps change it for something else . |
| 9 | If you were the last woman left alive on this bloody earth , I think I 'd rather do it for myself . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't exactly do it for nothing , ’ Nelson said . |
| 11 | Er it 's a fifty percent uptake but it co and he says , Do n't you can ch you can just do it for six months of the Year . |
| 12 | I know that , but I 'll just do it for you . |
| 13 | Well perhaps I 'll just do it for Malcolm 's patch . |
| 14 | Fit isolation valves either side of your pump , so you can easily remove it for maintenance and repair . |
| 15 | ‘ But you know ’ , she turned to Ira Dilworth , ‘ I do n't smoke , but me 'usband does , so I 'll just keep it for him ! hope you do n't mind . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll just read it for timing , shall I ? |
| 17 | I ca n't just take it for nothing can I ? |
| 18 | whatever it is , deflate , and er guy come round , no problems , no problems with it , well I mean the head gasket 's gone and there 's a hole near the wing and bald tyre on it but mechanically it 's , this guy comes round to look at it , I mean he 's been driving it from Plymouth , he 's in the navy , up and down here , bloke comes round , yeah no problem , come on round mate , come and have a look at it , look round it , says yeah I like this can I just take it for a drive ? |
| 19 | Well you 'll soon have it for yourself , I wo n't do it ! |
| 20 | Let's just leave it for the moment , let's just leave it for the moment . |
| 21 | Let's just leave it for the moment , let's just leave it for the moment . |
| 22 | I would just leave it for a while |
| 23 | With × 12 the haze is much more pronounced , and an unwary observer could easily mistake it for a comet . |
| 24 | It 's so big that anyone who was n't an expert could easily mistake it for costume jewellery . ’ |
| 25 | I 'd sooner leave it for now , ’ Liza told her . |
| 26 | I 'll just drive it for week and see if I like it . |
| 27 | If you require an overdraft for working capital purposes , we will normally agree it for 12 months , with the amount based on your cash flow forecast for that period . |
| 28 | No man , however enslaved to beauty , would ever carry it for a woman . |
| 29 | Could you possibly remove it for me ? ’ |
| 30 | On the other hand a Kachin will always take it for granted that anyone whom he is prepared to classify as a Jinghpaw is a kinsman of some sort . |