Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] it for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birds may use it for rearing their young , or other small animals may come to live on it . |
| 2 | Yeah , she 'd started to need Dionne , pushed it aside since they were friends , and between friends you could take it for granted , since it was . |
| 3 | The comfortable classes could take it for granted that such conditions were the lot of the working classes : sad but normal . |
| 4 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 5 | You will need it for exchanging travellers cheques and currency . |
| 6 | The government believes that people will love it for abolishing counties like Humberside , which proud Yorkshiremen have always refused to acknowledge . |
| 7 | Choose one about 600mm ( 2ft ) long with a metal body , and both horizontal and vertical indicators ; then you can use it for getting things plumb too . |