Example sentences of "by [verb] it for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The temptation to say the coin caused the bar to come out can be explained by seeing it for the ordinary cause that it was , and of what event it was the cause , and of what nearby event it was not the cause . |
2 | Occam gives extra scope for this because it is a parallel language : one can improve a program not only by reducing the overall amount of calculation , but also by configuring it for the ( possibly parallel ) machine on which it is to be run . |
3 | ‘ I hate cocaine , ’ he said finally , and he surprised me by saying it for the Maggot had always struck me as one of life 's rebels . |
4 | Its efficacy could then be assessed by substituting it for the dictionary definitions in the overlap program . |
5 | If the craving returned , I could cope by contemplating it for an hour or two , until it went away . |
6 | They 've economised by reducing it for the handout . |