Example sentences of "[vb base] it for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This majestic sight , glimpsed through undulating woldland patchwork , or from the flatter marshland , entices all strangers who behold it for the first time to come and investigate the town further ; to discover its rich history and its modern enchantment . |
| 2 | Thus , if in a set of decimals to be compared , the longest one really is the smallest , it will attract such pupils when they are asked to pick out the smallest as well as those who select it for the correct reason . |
| 3 | O over this election , what you 've got ta do is every night , is if you 're interested is watch it for the first quarter of an hour of the news every night . |
| 4 | Watch it for its parched melancholia : watch it for the fantastic innards-eaten Erich von Stroheim ; watch it and spot which tiny , yet central , image Spielberg nicked from it for ET . |
| 5 | No matter how worthwhile a project seems we attack it for the hidden and sinister purposes behind it . |
| 6 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 7 | to , to erm to try and remember what it was like when you read it for the first time . |
| 8 | Reverse it for the bottom lashes — look up in to the mirror about your forehead . |
| 9 | of the population the £26.2 billion that they have had in tax cuts and use it for the national health service , pensioners , schools and all the social services . |
| 10 | Use it for the darker colours ; the permanency of the pigments is not affected by the minerals in the water . |
| 11 | Well , can I propose we try it for the next three meetings , and |
| 12 | It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life . |
| 13 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 14 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 15 | If the Secretary of State is able to give an honest answer at the Dispatch Box , will he tell us that if he genuinely surveys the objections and sees that the vast majority of the people of Ayrshire object to opting out , he will give democratic and fair-minded consideration to the consultative process and , at best , abandon the idea of opting out or at least postpone it for the foreseeable future ? |
| 16 | ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , like , ten minutes ago , because I need it for the next programme . ’ |