Example sentences of "for [pron] [conj] it [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was there for them as it had always been . |
| 2 | The doctor told me they were strong : in fact he prescribed them for me but it seems more logical to give them to Mum since it 's her that stops me sleeping . |
| 3 | It 's an N for me when it goes back . |
| 4 | He put in a good word for me and it went on from there . |
| 5 | It took a good deal of time for me and it to get together . |
| 6 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 7 | Or words to that effect , right , and I realize that you have to think , think carefully in order to make the right choice , because it 's got ta be right for you and it 's also got ta be right for the property , alright ? |
| 8 | I was afraid I would have to move when Alan came back but he wanted someone to keep house for him so it worked out very well . ’ |
| 9 | I am working on a replacement for him as it does not look as though he will be available until June . ’ |
| 10 | This one 's just as much of a prezzie for you as it is for him because it smells absolutely delicious ! |
| 11 | It 's alright for her but it does n't suit us . |
| 12 | It was not appropriate for the son to care for her but it became too much for the daughter-in-law , who was admitted to psychiatric hospital with a nervous breakdown , and the problems were referred to the local area social service office . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I feel I am ready for it although it has only come along because Stuart is injured . |
| 14 | If a window has to be tailor-made , you must expect to pay for it if it does n't fit ! |
| 15 | It becomes increasingly ill at ease until eventually the din and the intrusions become too much for it and it flaps off to find a quieter spot somewhere else . |
| 16 | That was the Catholic name for it and it had always seemed very appropriate to Preston , conjuring up visions of an unctuous priest dripping oil and glib assurance . |
| 17 | Alton Towers clearly is an exception but again , you have to pay a lot of money for it and it takes quite some time to get the return er , back and , and I would say that erm , many of Michael 's erm , er , organic erm , er , expenditure will , will erm , provide er , a really good return rather quicker but in the long run we think Alton is good . |
| 18 | And when oversteer does come you 'd better be ready for it because it happens suddenly and rather messily . |
| 19 | Using word processors was already standard practice for us and it became rapidly apparent that desktop publishing was the way to go , so far as production systems were concerned . |
| 20 | Just as the record was going to be released , Dave came round and told us he 'd got another manager for us and it turned out to be Ralph Horton who we 'd auditioned for at The Roebuck Pub in Tottenham Court Road . |