Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] for it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The letters of the machine used for it had been brushed clean and the worn ribbon replaced at some time after the letter was typed , but all the other characteristics including misalignment of the ‘ d ’ and the unreliable shift control — had shown up in the enlargement and eventually confirmed that Wickham had found the machine he was seeking .
2 In the long run , the obvious consequence of this is that the more frequently a word occurs the lower the threshold of its logogen will be , and hence the less activation of the logogen needed for it to reach threshold .
3 I checked the documentation which implied that a 2Mb version of this machine needed to have all four SIMM sockets occupied for it to work .
4 Similarly , Anala ( 1974 ) found no correlation between H. lapillus shell length and the time taken for it to penetrate mussel or barnacle shells .
5 Thus Since the rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to the time taken for it to diffuse , we obtain the following expression : The process of effusion is similar to that of diffusion ( see figure 3.6 ) .
6 Depending on its strength and the time required for it to reach maturity , a beer must stand for 12 to 48 hours before it can be drunk .
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