Example sentences of "[vb pp] on it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been the man that he 'd seen before or it might not ; his face was no more than a characterless oval with a few spare lines drawn on it for features . |
| 2 | Traditionally a signet ring , with a family crest engraved on it for marking wax seals , was the only jewellery worn by a man . |
| 3 | Mrs Burke leaves a remarkable house which deserves to be looked after with the same care that she has lavished on it for almost 20 years . |
| 4 | I 'm not being facile , but we came from the sea , we 've dumped on it for years and it looks like it 's getting its own back . |
| 5 | This system is still available today but no new work has been attempted on it for 18 months . |
| 6 | He said the Kenton Road unit was vital to the 30 adults who have regularly relied on it for help since it began as a pilot project two years ago . |