Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] for it " in BNC.
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| 31 | The stinging of the tree by an insect causes the tree to make for it a house of green light , a balloon of anti-matter , a jewel to adorn the nakedness of the bough . |
| 32 | So that you can have the resources to pay for it all . |
| 33 | Well er er er the er the A the resources to pay for it , B er the capacity to create mechanization . |
| 34 | The Prospect Inn has two of its decorative lino floors intact , although the owners , Whitbread , destroyed the original pole sign outside when the tenants asked for it to be repaired . |
| 35 | The study recommends that the acquired bank 's discounted cash flow following the acquisition must exceed the price paid for it , for the acquisition to be considered reasonable value . |
| 36 | I suggest buying a new cone of yarn , unless you happen to have one in the cupboard that is untouched and which still has the price paid for it . |
| 37 | They can take into account a painting 's decline in value if it has actually sold for that price , but because the decline in prices has only occurred at a dealers ' auction , they will not accept that a similar composition by the same artist would automatically be valued at much less than the price paid for it . |
| 38 | You must not undertake any action which breaches the mutual trust between the ES and the people working for it , such as being the cause of adverse publicity for , or embarrassment to , the Agency . |
| 39 | At a particularly exciting point I dropped it between the seats in front , and insisted that my parents ask the people to look for it . |
| 40 | So , if you still feel herbicide resistance is to blame , this is the season to test for it . |
| 41 | The laird waited for it to finish and said scornfully , ‘ How can I do that ? |
| 42 | to examine to what extent the generation of such travel and the mode used for it are associated with particular household , personal or locational characteristics , and |
| 43 | The contrast between British Socialism , as then exemplified by trade unionism , and LEGA , could hardly be sharper ; the first , insistent on its traditional and conservative role , the role dispensed for it in the Victorian era by evolving Capitalism — to purvey labour to employing capital ; the second , looking towards a synthesis to accommodate and resolve the opposed interests contained in that dispensation , looking towards ‘ the third way ’ . |
| 44 | Egypt , despite the enthusiasm of its government for the role proposed for it , is hardly a secure military partner . |
| 45 | Hold it , two of those , two of those coming down the stairs wait for it no , any minute now |
| 46 | In theory evacuation turned the child population over to the State — although , in practice , however much the TES called for it , government did not make evacuation compulsory . |
| 47 | The Project Team requires a comprehensive editorial text processing system which will provide the facilities necessary to meet the objectives set for it by OUP . |
| 48 | It is clear that whatever the primary or secondary chemoattractant is the neutrophils destined for it will respond in a predictable fashion . |
| 49 | In a way , the Americans asked for it . |
| 50 | AT THE bitter end the dictator ran for it . |
| 51 | Fearing that the seat might be stolen the councillors arranged for it to be taken away for safe-keeping . |
| 52 | Fearing that the seat might be stolen the councillors arranged for it to be taken away for safe-keeping . |
| 53 | The lawyers fell for it . |
| 54 | The Liberals pant for it . |
| 55 | That recognised , its achievement is answer enough to the question why , given the attributes claimed for it , the place it has so far established for itself in the economy is still no more than marginal . |
| 56 | There should be no secrecy about how the service is delivered , how much it costs , who delivers it and whether it is meeting the standards set for it . |
| 57 | But we can separate the two issues , reserving the question of individual responsibility as one to be taken up only after we have decided whether the group as a whole has met the standards appropriate for it . |
| 58 | The synapsis of sign has already been pointed out by Hirtle ( 1967 : 21 ) , but the reason suggested for it — namely , that the infinitive has the meaning " event time not yet actualized " and the non-past indicative implies " event in the not yet stretch of universe time " — will have to be re-examined . |
| 59 | But can the doctor do more if the situation calls for it ? |
| 60 | Mr Piggott was standing morosely by the kettle waiting for it to boil . |