Example sentences of "[vb past] for it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That does not mean plummeting house prices — the old adage about most people simply refusing to move rather than sell their house for less than they paid for it remains as true as ever . |
| 2 | I paid for it did n't I , a pound in a draw . |
| 3 | When the work started the house was furious , she put every possible obstacle in the way of the builders and arranged for it to rain as soon as the slates come off . |
| 4 | I thought , you either do it , so you do it to here and I bet he fell for it did he ? |
| 5 | erm I voted for it to go out to consultation , but I have n't yet voted that it will be a site , and I will take the representations of everybody into consideration before I make up my mind . |
| 6 | She longed for it to swallow her . |
| 7 | The girl tapped Adam 's room number into the computer and waited for it to print out the bill . |
| 8 | The laird waited for it to finish and said scornfully , ‘ How can I do that ? |
| 9 | When the first handful of rice hit the water they did n't dart to the surface , but calmly waited for it to sink down to them . |
| 10 | Whitlock used his personal ID card to activate the lift and tapped his foot apprehensively as he waited for it to arrive . |
| 11 | Verity wiggled her bottom , plonked it back down , calmly braked and shifted up to fifth , dawdling along behind the green Parceline truck while she waited for it to overtake an Esso tanker . |
| 12 | The Doctor smiled at it , waited for it to approach — then whipped his hat through the air and down on to the table , neatly trapping the drone beneath it . |
| 13 | He reckoned the machine had swallowed his card , cos , he said , he 'd got his money and then waited for it to come out but it had n't appeared . |
| 14 | I covered up my head and waited for it to strike , ’ he explained yesterday . |
| 15 | He placed a chocolate under his tongue and waited for it to melt down . |
| 16 | She replaced the receiver and tapped her fingers on the dog-eared directory as she waited for it to ring . |
| 17 | ‘ When they realised that one was missing the others stopped as they were about to leave Hoxa Sound and waited for it to catch up , ’ he said . |