Example sentences of "it for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been thinking about buying Lyn a kitten for her birthday , and as he came up to the great dolmen , had paused to look at it for the thousandth time , he had seen the bundle on the ground . |
| 2 | Last season they won it for the second year in succession with some ease , and without their players being seriously extended . |
| 3 | Batty could n't make it for the second half against Villa after a recurrence of a calf injury he received against Wimbledon last Saturday . |
| 4 | Given that ( i ) no other sources support this view ; ( ii ) the view is none the less generally reasonable ; ( iii ) evidence from Pomponius ( and perhaps also Julian ) seems to speak against it for the second century ; and ( iv ) a Justinianic interpolation seems unlikely , it seems most probable that the text represents the genuine view of Papinian . |
| 5 | When he took the stage to collect the award ( winning it for the second time following two years of Vivienne Westwood ) , Ozbek did n't stand a chance . |
| 6 | Another part in the book that I did n't understand until I had read it for the second time was a bit right at the every end . |
| 7 | ‘ We had set a target of £600,000 to cover buying the equipment and running it for the first couple of years , ’ she said . |
| 8 | That 's it for the first half . |
| 9 | O over this election , what you 've got ta do is every night , is if you 're interested is watch it for the first quarter of an hour of the news every night . |
| 10 | You could n't see the card until you unfolded the handkerchief and now Wexford looked at it for the first time . |
| 11 | He knew the pattern of the carpet by heart but now it was as if he were looking at it for the first time , taking it all in , the design of orange and black squares . |
| 12 | He started typing and found himself enjoying it for the first time for years . |
| 13 | A thing of great beauty , it was not unusual to hear sharp intakes of breath as people beheld it for the first time . |
| 14 | Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time . |
| 15 | Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 . |
| 16 | I flew it for the first time to Dupage Airport to replace the ninety-channel radio with a 720-channel unit , then on to Janesville , Wisconsin , for paint work and a new headliner . |
| 17 | Beneath it for the first time , they saw Titron , lying in the water some quarter of a mile away ; a huge , red-lit steel cliff with the black sea boiling pinky-white below . |
| 18 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 19 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 20 | As hard as Marshall try to convey the message of versatility in this type of combo , I defy anyone who plugs into it for the first time not to go straight for the overdrive sounds : ‘ If it 's a Marshall then it 's going to rock , whether it wants to or not ! ’ |
| 21 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 22 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 23 | It required absolutely no breaking in and I wore it for the first time on a nine hour Scottish hill day during the May heatwave in complete comfort . |
| 24 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 25 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | This majestic sight , glimpsed through undulating woldland patchwork , or from the flatter marshland , entices all strangers who behold it for the first time to come and investigate the town further ; to discover its rich history and its modern enchantment . |
| 28 | The strange fragrance was stronger now , coming over the top of the rise in a wave of scent that struck him powerfully — as the scent of orange-blossom in the Mediterranean strikes a traveller who smells it for the first time . |
| 29 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 30 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |