Example sentences of "it [vb past] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American firm Cannondale produces a jacket like this ( though I did n't buy it , as it seemed designed for an American winter ! ) |
| 2 | Tomorrow the Transport Secretary John MacGregor reintroduces the bill to privatize British Rail to the House of Commons , it had a rough journey through the House of Lords and until late last week it looked set for a stormy passage through the Commons too , but then Mr MacGregor introduced a series of amendments that everyone assumes will satisfy the rebellious Tory MP s , but as Michael Gold reports , there are still obstacles for Mr MacGregor to surmount . |
| 3 | He did not object to fulfilling her ‘ romantic notions about this and that ’ if it meant searching for a butter churn and separator but he drew the line at finding her a hacking pony . |
| 4 | In 1340 the king conceded that parliament should have the right to grant the maltote , which it proceeded to do for a period of fifteen months . |
| 5 | Columbia Square was built on principles similar to the Thanksgiving and Peabody buildings ; but it did allow for a club room and a covered area where children might play on wet days , where Roberts had avoided communal amenities , questioning whether the working class would have time to enjoy them . |
| 6 | It had appeared for a while that Coronation Street 's rival EastEnders , boosted by a weekend omnibus , would oust it from top spot in the ratings . |
| 7 | It had rained for a fortnight when he , his wife and two children took up residence in the 12 room Ben Alder Lodge . |
| 8 | It had made for a lively few hours but now that they 'd gone the place seemed oddly , unnaturally quiet again . |
| 9 | The Ombudsman found that the DTI committed errors in its advice to Barlow Clowes back in 1976 and if it had applied for a licence then it would not have been granted one . |
| 10 | In the wake of the 1848 revolutions St Petersburg appeared to have acquired a larger say in the affairs of central Europe than it had possessed for a generation . |
| 11 | It had called for a slowing down of market-oriented economic reforms . |
| 12 | Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials . |
| 13 | Rather than moving back to a more conventional approach based on genuine consultation , it had opted for a system giving it greater control . |
| 14 | Perhaps — it had seemed for a short while — she herself might leave him . |
| 15 | Before 1848 it had seemed for a moment that its crisis of transition ( see The Age of Revolution , p. 304 ) might also prove to be its final crisis , at least in England , but in the 1850s it became clear that its major period of growth was only just beginning . |
| 16 | According to its prospectus , it intended to apply for an Act of Parliament empowering it to acquire all the land south of Downing Street , as far as Parliament Square , between St James 's Park and the river . |