Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [verb] it for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said . |
2 | Astronomers at JTL , afraid of being scooped by the amateurs , put out a press release claiming IRAS discovered it first — but they failed to mention the British team that found it for them . |
3 | I am sure this would only be a minority but it is always the minority that spoil it for the majority . |
4 | It should be remembered that Hadley Wood tunnel and the East Coast main line was a favourite haunt of the Deltics that used it for almost all of their working life , so it is not surprising that one of their number should reappear on its familiar route . |
5 | There was a coldness about the house that showed it for what it was — a rental for two people whose life together had hardly begun . |