Example sentences of "[vb infin] it for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he could exchange it for something more portable . |
| 2 | Well I get twenty five quid 's worth of vouchers from Marks and Spencers I shall buy Stuart a shirt , I 'll give it for something for Christmas , wo n't it ? |
| 3 | Some of but you ca n't do it for something like a Medieval 's day or Roman |
| 4 | You got ta do it for something . |
| 5 | I 'm gon na do it for everybody , not just the joint management . |
| 6 | it 's bad enough in your house , they have to physically go out and do it for somebody else . |
| 7 | I 'll do it for nothing — just my food and a bed in the attic looking out over the chimney-pots . |
| 8 | ‘ If he comes round here I 'll do it for nothing . ’ |
| 9 | He 's very good and he 'll probably do it for nothing if he can get a couple of hours off . ’ |
| 10 | Er champion of champions we 've , I bought some prizes for the champion of champions , and food er just to go with the trophies er Keith again was our judge and erm knowing that he does n't willingly accept money , he wants to come and do it for nothing erm how many proposed that we buy him something a bottle to take with him , so we bought him a bottle of wine to take with him and er that was the three pound . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't exactly do it for nothing , ’ Nelson said . |
| 12 | If you were part of the trust meetings and saw the degree of work that he does do regularly on our behalf it is quite considerable he does n't do it for nothing ! |
| 13 | So he said will you do it for nothing ? |
| 14 | This guy does n't do it for anything but fun . |
| 15 | ‘ I would n't do it for anybody else on the staff , but you 're the best worker we 've had here . ’ |
| 16 | Well you might use it for something . |
| 17 | Did they use it for anything ? |
| 18 | Presumably you ca n't use it for anything else because it needs to be very smooth and perfect . |
| 19 | You can erm you ca n't use it for anything else but croquet ? |
| 20 | They do n't use it for anything . |
| 21 | Opening the paperback at the title page , I glanced up and asked him should I sign it for someone . |
| 22 | Grocer Mike , 44 , who dons full County kit for the occasion , said : ‘ I would n't miss it for anything . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You said you would n't miss it for anything . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Would n't miss it for anything , ’ said Matthew . |
| 25 | I ca n't just take it for nothing can I ? |
| 26 | This means you can eat a Big Mac , suck on a vanilla shake and drive in relative comfort , though I do n't recommend it for anyone who has n't done at least two combat tours driving in Central London . |
| 27 | the they 'll have it for everything ! |
| 28 | The landlord said that we could have the hall on Sunday evenings to run the club , and we could have it for nothing as he would make his money on increased bar sales . |
| 29 | Now , now , with it , the one thing in that 's it , and all the water 's wasted , you ca n't re-use it for anything . |
| 30 | Feeling wretched and embarrassed , Ellie offered impulsively , ‘ I could run you into Dublin tomorrow and you could perhaps change it for something else . |