Example sentences of "[verb] it for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’ |
| 32 | this morning when , where we all watched it for the first time together and as , as Richard said you know , I 'm , I 'm squeamish about going to the dentist , so , and it cos er , it 's basically there 's a scene in the bar where they 're pulling this guy 's tooth out |
| 33 | Revisiting it for the first time , he recalls his high hopes when an angel with marketing skills appeared . |
| 34 | The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad . |
| 35 | It required absolutely no breaking in and I wore it for the first time on a nine hour Scottish hill day during the May heatwave in complete comfort . |
| 36 | That is where I spilled vodka on it the day I wore it for the first time . ’ |
| 37 | At the beginning of this erm programme he admitted that we had an excellent education service in Oxfordshire , and he 's now , having taken no part in managing it for the last five years , he is now claiming that in fact it 's due to what happened before . |
| 38 | Well , can I propose we try it for the next three meetings , and |
| 39 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 40 | My sister had a baby about three months ago , and I met it for the first time when I went home . ’ |
| 41 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 42 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |
| 43 | The fact that it was profoundly a work of synthesis was obviously much less important at first , and may even seem not very important now , as one settles down to enjoy it for the first or umpteenth time . |
| 44 | Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time . |
| 45 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 48 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 49 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 50 | He started typing and found himself enjoying it for the first time for years . |
| 51 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 52 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
| 53 | In fact , a musical dedicated to Elvis is on tour , giving two fans the chance to see it for the FORTIETH time . |
| 54 | Now , while Anna slept , she read it for the tenth time . |
| 55 | The change-over day from one occupancy to the next was on a Saturday , when our admirable Jane Jones arrived to clean and prepare it for the next lot . |
| 56 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 57 | are the relatively simple techniques relating to the facts about costs and outputs — numbers of staff , numbers of applications dealt with capable of being developed to deal with far more complex questions about outcomes : what did this activity actually achieve , in terms of modernizing British industry … improving the nation 's health , or educating it for the 21st century ? |
| 58 | When he took the stage to collect the award ( winning it for the second time following two years of Vivienne Westwood ) , Ozbek did n't stand a chance . |
| 59 | ‘ I 'm buying it , but you can save it for the next guy . |
| 60 | The strange fragrance was stronger now , coming over the top of the rise in a wave of scent that struck him powerfully — as the scent of orange-blossom in the Mediterranean strikes a traveller who smells it for the first time . |