Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] it [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 Just checking it over for test .
2 Just testing it over for test .
3 There 's always talk like this , Anne , but it 's usually politicians just trying it on for some advantage .
4 Or are you still working it out for yourself ?
5 ‘ Of course , I 'm really saving it up for when the hotpot comes out of the oven , but I just happened to cast my eye and yes , look … . ’
6 He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening .
7 He was pleased with this phrase of the Captain 's and was evidently storing it up for his National Service boys .
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