Example sentences of "it [vb past] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It asked for their support in getting the law changed , and the guidelines strengthened by law . |
| 2 | Laura , knowing how much this vehicle meant to Bernard , had a miniature of it made for her husband , which he kept in his office . |
| 3 | He had executed in public deserters from his battalion when it fought for its life on the Basra to Baghdad road . |
| 4 | But it did n't say how much it cost for their services , you know . |
| 5 | Agnes watched her walk to the gate , as spry as a sparrow , and none the worse it seemed for her tumble . |
| 6 | On the one hand , Germany was provided with vital supplies of minerals it needed for its war industries , such as wolfram and lead , and with facilities for repairing and refuelling its submarines . |
| 7 | THE mighty ITT is running into legal problems with the name Digivision which it chose for its £20 million investment in an all-digital television set . |
| 8 | ‘ I wonder how long it took for my message to get through to the patrol cars on the road , ’ Patrick said . |
| 9 | Completely unperturbed , he explained what marvellous things it did for his skin texture . |
| 10 | The IRA slaughtered a girl 's pet sheep and stuffed a bomb into it aimed for her father , a part-time soldier . |
| 11 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 12 | It apologised for his distress , adding : ‘ We have recently re-staffed the Middlesbrough office and although we take great care in choosing recruits , unfortunately occasionally people do let you down . |
| 13 | It depended for its prosperity on the local slate quarries and when these ran into trouble so did the railway . |
| 14 | It depended for its success on the motives of those involved , like Jerry Crichton 's need for the satisfaction of peaceful authority or Toby Knight 's wish for a permissible framework to act out his resentment of the world . |