Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 2 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 3 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 4 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 5 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 6 | It lives with you for ever and a day . |
| 7 | Although the petitioners realised that it was government policies which were responsible for the impoverishment of the masses , the movement did not oppose government , it appealed to it for improvements . |
| 8 | Call the dog to you , and encourage it to walk with you for a distance before repeating the process . |
| 9 | It can not see how good or bad it is in reaching its objectives unless it engages with them for most of the manager 's time . |
| 10 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
| 11 | Erm we have er increasing pressures it seems to me for er a lot of er non-agricultural developments in in the countryside . |
| 12 | But so also must it stand to him for warmth , for … affection . |
| 13 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 14 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |