Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work at relaxing your muscles , so that the stretch is at a maximum , then hold it there for around 30 seconds . |
| 2 | For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute . |
| 3 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 4 | Leopold was doomed to spend the rest of his life in Salzburg , and Wolfgang was not to leave it again for over two more weary years . |
| 5 | With a colossal effort , she managed to hold it there for about ten seconds . |
| 6 | Right , I think we 'll , we 'll leave it there for today , we 'll finish off er this tomorrow . |
| 7 | He could n't leave it there for long . |
| 8 | As she reached them she glanced back at the hire car , knowing that she could n't leave it there for long . |
| 9 | Add sufficient extra flour to make the dough manageable , then knead it thoroughly for about 10min , until smooth and shiny . |
| 10 | When the grubs hatch , they tunnel into the wood and carry on gnawing it away for about three years , before turning into pupae just below the surface and so restarting the cycle . |
| 11 | Jus just leave it there for now . |
| 12 | Well , just leave it there for now . |