Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We have n't done it for two years . |
| 32 | I have n't drawn it for two years now , but … 'She glanced swiftly at her bag , her watch . |
| 33 | ‘ I hope we can reach agreement with China and that , where we have disagreements , they wo n't poison our relationship right across the board — certainly wo n't poison it for all time , ’ said Mr Patten . |
| 34 | Erm but I mean obviously it 's a different situation , and the Chancellor 's still got some manoeuvring to do , but we could end up in , in rapid inflation again , because we have n't had it for ten years . |
| 35 | Loosen the cake from the edges , but do n't remove it for 15 minutes . |
| 36 | I do n't believe it for one minute , personally , but this is the , this is the theory , and I 'll explain why I do n't believe it , later . |
| 37 | Do n't wash it for three days ! |
| 38 | Sometimes I find I have n't spent it for 10 weeks . |
| 39 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 40 | Sorry if you take catty as the para now , then D P are n't actually , the reason D P sent the paper questionnaire is to just double check that all the columns and everything are laid out in the correct way are n't they and then checking it for that reason , whereas they are actually doing it on something like Kathy themselves so they , there is n't the same approval going on . |
| 41 | Sir Leon extended early parole to many more short-sentence prisoners and virtually abolished it for long-term offenders convicted on drugs , sex , arson , and violence charges . |
| 42 | the school was able to save money on non-educational things like waste collection , and then use it for educational items ; and |
| 43 | To produce their charcoal , Ray and Alan cut the wood , load the kiln , empty it into sacks after the burn and then re-bag it for retail sale . |
| 44 | We then run it into fermenters , adding yeast , then leave it for 3 days to ferment and rack it off into casks . |
| 45 | If your chosen exercise has a value of five or more , then practising it for twenty minutes , three times a week , should be sufficient to maintain a level of basic fitness . |
| 46 | of the two wooden chairs at the kitchen table and looked rather helplessly at the card with its seven clearly written digits , then glanced round as if seeking inspiration where to put it for safe keeping . |
| 47 | My grandfather saying that everything was going downhill , my grandmother talking of progress , but neither expecting it for that year or the next , they did n't dream of real change , not in their lifetime nor their children 's . |
| 48 | We 've just been going on timing it for one minute or something . |
| 49 | It would be possible to suppose , for instance , that the true Schrödinger-like equation , whatever it is , involves non-linearities which enforce a violation of the superposition principle for very complex systems , whilst essentially preserving it for simple systems to which we have actually applied quantum mechanics . |
| 50 | The stability of the building was also queried and Mr. Fair ‘ absolutely guaranteed it for 200 years ! ’ |
| 51 | Indeed , she had been half expecting it for some time now . |
| 52 | Transfer the pudding to the refrigerator , where you may safely leave it for several days . |