Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They only want it for games do they ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 | This attitude is certainly not without advantages , and many might rightly wish it for Britain : however , the favouritist or clientilist pressures are strong . |
| 5 | Her action is seen as an irrational or emotional response to a particular situation ; she ‘ only did it for love ’ , for example . |
| 6 | She only did it for fun , he said . |
| 7 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
| 8 | That may be the competitive advantage that the hon. Gentleman wants for his constituents , but I do not want it for mine . |
| 9 | Because the infant is unwanted by one or two people at one point in time does not qualify it for extermination . |
| 10 | Well perhaps I 'll just do it for Malcolm 's patch . |
| 11 | If the court adjourns the hearing of an application in accordance with regulation 143 but does not refer it for inquiry and report , then — ( a ) within 21 days of the adjournment , the unassisted party shall file an affidavit of costs and resources together with original exhibits and any other documents necessary to support the affidavit ; and ( b ) not less than 21 days before the adjourned hearing , the unassisted party shall serve notice on the area director of the date and time of the adjourned hearing together with a copy of his affidavit of costs and resources ( and of any exhibits and supporting documents ) . |
| 12 | As I say when you become a councillor you do not do it for money , I mean I think probably to be a better reason to become a councillor these days . |
| 13 | It affects your job , your job prospects , your family life and the hidden costs , such as letters , telephone calls leaflets and the rest of it , you do not do it for money . |
| 14 | ‘ He just uses it for storage . ’ |
| 15 | Not paying it for years and years all the time . |
| 16 | Fit isolation valves either side of your pump , so you can easily remove it for maintenance and repair . |
| 17 | What was found tomorrow , though they did not see it for newspapers were beyond their means , was a further notice from Robert Asshe to the effect that he would not be responsible for his daughter 's debts . |
| 18 | ( I remember it well for the sun shortly afterwards disappeared and we did not see it for weeks . ) |
| 19 | ‘ A part of your father 's gift I think you have , if you can learn not to deface it for spite because I am in the same world with you . ’ |
| 20 | The book goes on to quote Stephen Jay Gould , the noted Harvard palaeontologist , as saying : We avoid the excellent question , What good is 5 percent of an eye ? by arguing that the possessor of such an incipient structure did not use it for sight . |
| 21 | I mean , he 's not doing it for money ? ’ |
| 22 | I 'm not doing it for stardom . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll just read it for timing , shall I ? |
| 24 | Yeah and you wo n't if , do you , wo n't have to tell 'em what you 're getting for doing it , you 're just , you 're just doing it for interest so to speak |
| 25 | It 's so big that anyone who was n't an expert could easily mistake it for costume jewellery . ’ |
| 26 | Lydia watched it , thinking that they had much in common except that she had her prey in her grasp and was already preparing it for consumption . |
| 27 | Why else would the Oldenburgs have visited this great cathedral if not to check it for security ? |
| 28 | ‘ They just do it for money . ’ |
| 29 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |
| 30 | I 'll just drive it for week and see if I like it . |