Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] it for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time she had been able to grant his wish and take him to visit Santa Claus in a large department store , and that made it for her the happiest Christmas she could remember . |
| 2 | Astronomers at JTL , afraid of being scooped by the amateurs , put out a press release claiming IRAS discovered it first — but they failed to mention the British team that found it for them . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ It was the razor blades that did it for me , ’ he reckons . |
| 5 | Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them . |
| 6 | He cut another slice and then he leaned across and buttered it for her , as if she had been a child . |
| 7 | Once , she would not only have poured his coffee for him , she would have spooned in the sugar and stirred it for him , too . |
| 8 | She rolled effortfully across to the draining-board and fetched it for him . |
| 9 | Mr Wishart stood up and opened it for her , handing her the wicker basket which seemed surprisingly light ; the old lady stepped off the train onto a now deserted platform . |
| 10 | He led her to the door and opened it for her . |
| 11 | I also said that erm my I expressed that the fears that I expressed at this meeting last time about er the fact that Paul and I now supervise civilian staff , er which I 've never been sat down and told what the civilians term of contract are and what I can or can not say or whatever , so erm I feel it will be quite valuable , and brought it for me to see if anybody think it 's worthwhile pursuing . |
| 12 | The footman came and dismantled it for me and I brought a chair to the French windows , quite casually , and there was natural light coming in . |
| 13 | He oiled it , pumped up the tyres and held it for me while I had a go , just in the yard at first . |
| 14 | He took a dressing-gown from the back of the door and held it for her . |