Example sentences of "[adv] it [vb -s] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that , that 's how long it takes for half of the radioactive isotopes to disappear . |
| 2 | It 's how long it takes for those to react together until they 've stopped reacting . |
| 3 | So it pays for cryptic species to die soon after their breeding period is over . |
| 4 | Now it hangs for all to see — |
| 5 | I think there 's a pride that , that the majority of firemen are , are fairly clean and smart erm there are the odd ones that have to be told but it 's not the same sort of discipline now as there was , and I 'm not sure whether it 's right or wrong , all I see I , I enjoy the discipline when I had it , I sometimes wish it was brought back but er it 's not the time now it seems for that type of discipline , so I think they manage well but er I would like to see a little more but perhaps I 'm a bit old fashioned . |
| 6 | But just now it works for all of us that these Pessarane Behesht have taken it into their heads to seize the woman and child . ’ |
| 7 | Now it accounts for less than a quarter . |
| 8 | The police fear that the remainder of the device was removed in order for the thieves to find out how it works for future occasions . |
| 9 | When you go to cast a vote in France , your ballot paper has two names on it , the name of the candidate for , or at least it has for each party or for each candidate two names . |
| 10 | There is no need hereto go into the rivalries of the various mathematicians involved in the search for the cubic formula — however it makes for fascinating reading ( [ 71 ] , [ 64 ] , [ 75 ] ) . |
| 11 | The polish chief negotiator has demanded to know why the Community has such problems adjusting to the Višegrad states when it accounts for 56 per cent of their trade and they for 1 per cent of its trade . |
| 12 | She 's over an inch less where it counts for that dress . ’ |