Example sentences of "it [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As she closed the door after her , Mr Kronweiser looked at it for a minute or two in puzzlement . |
| 32 | Leave it for a minute or two . |
| 33 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 34 | She wandered around it for a minute until she realized it was odd there were no sounds from him . |
| 35 | Rebuild the Roman villa and use it for a hydro and health farm . |
| 36 | Jean pondered on it for a day while we held our breath . |
| 37 | I watched it for a day or two , then they sent me out of that part of the house , because they knew I was watching what went on . |
| 38 | Then you can either put it back on to the soil it came from or , before doing this , keep it for a day or two in a small container lined with damp paper tissue . |
| 39 | You hire it for a day or whatever it is . |
| 40 | Yes I 'd like to see it for a day or two but not for a fortnight |
| 41 | Are you are you leaving it for a day and then trying to integrate them ? |
| 42 | Mary had a metal cow she bought it for a tanner and every morning just at six she milked it with a |
| 43 | The baskets measure an ample 15 inches by 13 inches , and 10 inches to the top of the handle , and are hand-made in Somerset by P H Coate and Son who have been at it for a century and a half . |
| 44 | And she knew it for a fact when he murmured smoothly , ‘ I think I might find it agreeable . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ I would say to under-graduates — try it for a season and if you do n't like it move on . ’ |
| 46 | I hate the system that forces them to do it for a living and then screws them afterwards . ’ |
| 47 | you can use it for a saw or put a head |
| 48 | but , so I said oh I 'll have it for a month and then I 'll tell you then whether |
| 49 | If er someone 's taken it for a ride and dumped it near you then can you call Nottingham and it 's Dawn who wants her car back anything I can do you for three four three four three four is the number to ring . |
| 50 | So er if you y'know do the desired behaviour , you collect so many vouchers and er y'know when you 've got ten vouchers you exchange it for a television or something like that , but there 's a whole range of things of that nature . |
| 51 | I sometimes think I may live with it for a lifetime and never really know it intimately . |
| 52 | There 's too much to be done in the garden to leave it for a week or more . |
| 53 | Why not talk it over with your family and think about it for a week or two ? ’ |
| 54 | If you accidentally stain walls with woodworm fluid , leave it for a week or two , and if it still shows , coat it with an aluminium primer before redecorating . |
| 55 | I do n't see why Mr. Morris should n't stick at it for a week or two . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ She 's just noticed she 's not had it for a week or so . ’ |
| 57 | Been taking it for a week or so now ! |
| 58 | Well I 'll I 'll fax it first thing in the morning on Monday right or somebody will so you can get it y'know we just need to monitor it for a week and that 's it . |
| 59 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 60 | Pic oh I 've got it for a week and if I get successful in doing so many tapes then I get twenty pound , twenty five pound v voucher to spend |