Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three days ago she had refused her final chance of giving it for love . |
| 2 | Ants , like moths , only produce silk during their larval stage , but this does not prevent them from using it for nest-building . |
| 3 | Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration . |
| 4 | It was already his nickname with fellow-writers such as Ezra Pound ; and , in adopting it for use by the youngest generation , he may have again wished to convey , though with slightly less emphasis , the elusive character of that animal , with its instinct for feigning and dissembling . |
| 5 | The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale . |
| 6 | However , again subject to the articles , the bearer of the warrant is entitled , on surrendering it for cancellation , to have his name and shareholding re-entered on the register . |
| 7 | I 'm goin I 'm gon na upgrade it for business you know . |
| 8 | This means we can test ( x 1 , … , x n ) for efficiency in VMP by testing it for optimality in LP* ( x 1 , … , x n ) . |