Example sentences of "[verb] it [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having had to resort to asking passers-by to pull it closed for me , I was worried that one day I would n't be able to get in . |
| 2 | It was nice to find it waiting for us when we got back from Telford — a change from all the bills ! |
| 3 | To argue over the logic or truth of an idea in absolute terms is to explore the nature of belief itself , but for an historian of ideas what is most interesting is ‘ who held a particular belief at a particular time and what needs it fulfilled for them . |
| 4 | Put it to work for you . |
| 5 | If you have a spare room , put it to work for you . |
| 6 | It worked for me , and I hope it works for you . |
| 7 | They 're the ones that call radio stations and demand more airtime , scream when the station is not playing the new album , and eventually cause it to happen for you . ’ |
| 8 | It ate their future complete it waited for them |
| 9 | ‘ Why do n't I take that wax and get it done for you ? |
| 10 | she says I get it done for you . |
| 11 | I have no research to prove that it is an effective relaxation technique , but everyone who has experienced it asks for it when they come back for more treatment . ’ |
| 12 | I have no research to prove that it is an effective relaxation technique , but everyone who has experienced it asks for it when they come back for more treatment . ’ |
| 13 | McManus notes that ‘ aggression does not pay off for girls in the way some boys find it does for them ’ , with the result that many girls adapt to the social world of school in a different way . |
| 14 | Or you can write on plain paper , focusing first on what you particularly liked and disliked about a resort ; what surprises it held for you ; who it suits and who it does n't suit . |
| 15 | They say never ask for whom the bell tolls , but when Steven Ivin heard one ring out after the second world war he knew it tolled for him . |
| 16 | The Japanese take more trouble to find out how the US system really works , and who can make it work for them . |
| 17 | This diet , if followed properly , will help you achieve the kind of figure you never dreamed possible but there is only one person in the world who can actually make it work for you — and that 's YOU . |
| 18 | They remember that and they love you for it even more , so when you go back , you have this staunch hard core group of fans that really bring things like that to a head , that really make it happen for you . |
| 19 | As a mature student I found it difficult at first to work on my own or in groups but now that the course is settling down , I feel that I will be able to tackle most tasks in business because we have had to learn to look for information and assimilate it so that we make it work for us . |
| 20 | Do n't let anxiety rule your life — at our special one-day workshop you 'll learn how to control stress and make it work for you |
| 21 | Perhaps illogically , if there is to be any ‘ indulging in personalities ’ , voters prefer to do it themselves on the doorstep rather than to have it done for them . |
| 22 | It is more convenient to have it grown for us , harvested for us , and in some cases , meals actually prepared for us . |
| 23 | What , if any , dangers did it hold for her ? |
| 24 | What , for that matter , did it do for them now ? |
| 25 | Did it work for them ? |
| 26 | Gazza is slowly but surely learning the Italian language , making it work for him . |
| 27 | It was all down to them thinking , oh , Glen 's at art school , perhaps he can get it done for us . |
| 28 | Right , let's get it cleared for you . |
| 29 | We 'll get it cleared for you as soon as possible . ’ |
| 30 | If we can not beat the system , how can we get it to work for us ? |