Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] it for the " in BNC.

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1 If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper .
2 He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time .
3 Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time .
4 Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time .
5 It would not allow it to be enforced against the promisor ; and if property had been transferred , the recipient was treated as holding it for the benefit of the person who had parted with it , and as bound to restore it .
6 Again , a person who acquires property for his own benefit by taking advantage of his position as trustee will be treated as holding it for the benefit of those entitled under the trust .
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