Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] for it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is something we opposed since day one , but the majority voted for it and the majority has to prevail . |
| 2 | Q. If the cost of the work became so great , and there was not sufficient cash in the accounts to pay for it , who would then be responsible for the debt ? |
| 3 | Where we got the money to pay for it , I 'm not quite sure . |
| 4 | Medical attention is not easy to come by in Peru for those who do not have the money to pay for it . |
| 5 | In The Garden Hospital 's active birth centre in North London , you can have a baby any way you want — low lighting , music , whirlpools , lotus position — as long as you 've got the money to pay for it . |
| 6 | Because she knew she would n't have the money to pay for it so we just that was her way you see . |
| 7 | Not unless they had the money to pay for it which they did n't have . |
| 8 | The taxpayer paid for it and the taxpayer is entitled to know what 's in it , ’ he said . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | How did it come about and what does the future hold for it ? |
| 11 | Leonard spent hours walking and cycling around the neighbourhood looking for it . |
| 12 | It is not wholly clear that the Act has the effect intended for it . |
| 13 | The cavern was eminently suitable for the work intended for it . |
| 14 | Were they really ruling huge areas of land when my family 's ambitions were for nothing grander than the next meal and the work to pay for it ? |
| 15 | Decentralization fragments the scope of radical change and raises the thresholds required for it to be achieved , a maxim which constitutional and administrative designers take seriously in many liberal democracies . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It was too tempting a target , and the Zeppelin aimed for it with the last of its deadly cargo , but this time , they overshot the mark . |
| 18 | In principle the Central Authority could also delegate some of the functions reserved for it in the Electricity Act . |
| 19 | The industry was unique in that the law prescribed for it health and recreational provisions , what we now call the social wage , for most of this century . |
| 20 | ‘ I remember a number that I think might interest you , ’ he said encouragingly , starting at the beginning of the book and going down the columns to look for it . |
| 21 | If so , provide an opening yourself and as the opponent goes for it , rock back and punch over the top . |
| 22 | Might get the business to pay for it . |
| 23 | Consideration of some of the justifications advanced for it will lead to casting doubts on its cogency . |
| 24 | ‘ We rarely have been in a position where he has had the confidence to go for it , ’ said Gray . |
| 25 | The site chosen for it should be as sunny , well-drained and as warm as possible , preferably hot . |
| 26 | Acknowledgement of the fact of this fundamental need for a ‘ god ’ , and the need to provide for it in any social order , can be the vital factor in finding a way to ease the sufferings of the world . |
| 27 | I thought I had the right build for it , and my footwork at that age was pretty neat . |
| 28 | On this night the fire-watchers heard the nose-cone come down , it made such a crash , thought it was an incendiary , and spent the rest of the night searching for it , in vain . |
| 29 | Then someone dragged me along to learn meditation , which I found did most of the things advertised for it — you feel more focused and it reduces the interminable mental chatter that stops you getting to sleep at night . |
| 30 | Are you secure enough as a parent , comfortable enough with your authority to use it empathetically — firmly when the occasion calls for it , lightly when it is appropriate to be tolerant ? |