Example sentences of "[pron] were [verb] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 2 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 3 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 4 | The last thing in the world she had thought of becoming was a parson 's wife , and if she were to consider it for any length of time she would refuse through lack of courage . |
| 5 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 6 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 7 | We were using it for drunk driving offenders and repeat traffic offenders , not so much because I felt they were the only people who were appropriate for it , but because we wanted to make sure we started with a group who were not likely to get into major trouble should the project not work out . |
| 8 | Erm , last year , we were given it for free , erm |
| 9 | That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose . |
| 10 | That is , they were conscious of the rule , and rather than following it out of obligation , they were using it for their own benefit , as a sort of ‘ officializing ’ or ‘ universalizing ’ strategy in order to ‘ cloak themselves in legitimation ’ . |
| 11 | That was a great week because they felt they were getting it for nothing , till it come to the end of the quarter and then they had to pay it . |
| 12 | They were doing it for Roberto , he was such a lovable character . |
| 13 | And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better . |
| 14 | Strong opposition to such Assemblies was silenced by a very modern excuse — they were doing it for Charity . |
| 15 | I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return . |
| 16 | HE : Anyone would think they were cutting it for coal-heavers ( pause ) or stonebreakers . |
| 17 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |