Example sentences of "[prep] it [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now take that cat to your room and work with it there for the rest of the morning . |
| 2 | The clowning begins right from the start , with him snatching up the Sony the minute it 's on the table , talking into it conspiratorially for the next hour in his trademark , Looney Toons drawl , playing dumb , hijacking questions and spinning them into semantic hyperspace , treating any attempt at conversation as one big word association game ( ’ No , I 'm not a geek ; I 'm a geek orthodox ’ ) . |
| 3 | What 's more , Bishop is n't in it just for the money , he wants to see some blood spilt — even that of his friends … |
| 4 | Most of them are in it just for the bylines and the booze , you know . |
| 5 | ‘ Unlike some he is prepared to work hard and is not in it just for the glory . |
| 6 | Leaving Hong Kong had not just removed her from the battlefield ; it had left them alone in it together for the first time in their lives . |
| 7 | Members of these covens are usually ‘ nominal ’ witches who pay only lip-service to the dogmas and are interested in it only for the kicks it provides . |
| 8 | Nature has seen to it that for the most part we see things as they are , and so have little occasion to say , ‘ It appears to be … . ’ |
| 9 | And it 's been such a relief to be able to speak about it openly for the first time . |