Example sentences of "[adv] it [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plan was to look back at intervals after leaving camp to see how long it took for various features of the Land Rover to disappear , so that I would know how much longer there was to walk when they reappeared in the evening . |
| 2 | So it pays for cryptic species to die soon after their breeding period is over . |
| 3 | I think there 's a pride that , that the majority of firemen are , are fairly clean and smart erm there are the odd ones that have to be told but it 's not the same sort of discipline now as there was , and I 'm not sure whether it 's right or wrong , all I see I , I enjoy the discipline when I had it , I sometimes wish it was brought back but er it 's not the time now it seems for that type of discipline , so I think they manage well but er I would like to see a little more but perhaps I 'm a bit old fashioned . |
| 4 | ‘ Last time I was here it rained for forty days . |
| 5 | When you go to cast a vote in France , your ballot paper has two names on it , the name of the candidate for , or at least it has for each party or for each candidate two names . |