Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack found a piece of driftwood , its gnarled form worn totally smooth by the action of the waves , and they decided it would look wonderful in his barn hung on the brickwork chimney-breast , so he carried it for the rest of the morning until they returned to their little camp at lunchtime . |
| 2 | So he wanted more life cover , but he obviously on his old plan could n't sustain that to the same period of time , so he had it for a shorter period of time , the ten years , and when it dropped , he dropped down again . |
| 3 | A person who picks mushrooms growing wild on any land , or who picks flowers , fruit or foliage from a plant growing wild on any land , does not ( although not in possession of the land ) , steal what he picks , unless he does it for reward or for sale or other commercial purpose . |
| 4 | It poured out into the still night and Nuadu shivered , because he knew it for the evil magic of the Dark Ireland ; the ancient , malevolent enchantment of the necromancers . |
| 5 | Because he had it for breakfast . |
| 6 | There is erm a chap down our road had a had a huge dog and when he when he took it for a walk , you know he used to he used to stagger along with him and my wife used to say there he goes again , the do what was it she used to say , the dog 's taking the man for a walk again and it i do you think it 's that sort of idea you know that in some households th the dog takes over from the er sort of central figure , even the dominant figure , things hinge round the dog , you know the holiday what shall we do with the dog , pouring down with rain but the dog has to go out for its walk and somebody has to take it . |
| 7 | When he did it for himself , the law jailed him |
| 8 | As he said it for the first time a smile flickered across his face , and in that instant his features were totally transformed . |
| 9 | Approaching the signal box he mounted the steps , the hand-rail creaking as he used it for support . |
| 10 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 11 | I shall repeat it as he works it for adults and then suggest how it might be adapted for children . |
| 12 | This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III |