Example sentences of "on it for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd love to see them manage on it for a year |
| 2 | ‘ I 've had my eye on it for a while , but as an accountant I like to think I 'm getting a bargain , ’ says Mark . |
| 3 | After playing happily on it for a while we romped back to our sleeping bags and a meal , excited at the prospect of getting to grips next morning with the classic grade V , Sticil Face . |
| 4 | Even without directly challenging an idea , all one has to do is sit on it for a while , put it in his or her pocket , not respond , find other projects more important — and the change effort will be stalled . |
| 5 | Jean pondered on it for a day while we held our breath . |
| 6 | Thankfully he landed on it for a moment , moving his body back and forth to keep balance with the stress of the wind and peering about him . |
| 7 | Borrowing the money , let's , I mean , I do n't know , fifty thousand , let's say , put a figure on it for a moment . |
| 8 | After a month of storage in a tank or lagoon , the slurry should be safe enough for spreading — although cattle should not graze on it for a month . |
| 9 | However , there is nothing in Law which prevents a player dropping the ball and then falling on it for a score . |
| 10 | No that 's where it went a bit wobbly so I made a hook on it for a carriage . |