Example sentences of "[vb pp] it for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd done it for four years on the trot . |
| 2 | We have n't done it for two years . |
| 3 | And I 'm not working next year anyway cos I 've done it for two years on the run and I 'm not doing it next year . |
| 4 | I 've done it for all kinds of things , I mean , I , I cook vegetables in them in it and I warm up |
| 5 | Of course it was not certain either that Zoser had done it or that , if he had done it , he had done it for sectarian reasons . |
| 6 | He would n't have done it for most people . |
| 7 | I 've done it for seven years . |
| 8 | In June 1548 , when the Scots had suffered it for four years , lord Methven reported to Mary of Guise the results of his inquiries as to why the Englishmen were favoured . |
| 9 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 10 | I have n't seen it for sixty year . ’ |
| 11 | There is nothing worse than being told ‘ Yes , we had a lovely book all about the fête we held for the coronation , but I have n't seen it for some years . |
| 12 | The wasp will remember exactly what to do at each burrow , according to its stage in the cycle , and the number of caterpillars it already contains , even though she may not have visited it for several days . |
| 13 | The reason I say it 's , it 's , the system 's too old to go back to the Japs and say get this sorted out , rewrite the software because they 're just gon na say not likely we have n't made it for ten years , or whatever seven or eight years or whatever it is , it 's out of date , they 're not gon na start working on the system that 's that old all they 'll want to do is to sell you a new one |
| 14 | When he handled her breasts they were tender ; she had noticed it for some time . |
| 15 | I have n't drawn it for two years now , but … 'She glanced swiftly at her bag , her watch . |
| 16 | Well and we 've used it for Well answer is yes but I 'm you know , it 's making sure you get the business . |
| 17 | Just over half of the teachers claiming to have seen the booklet said they had used it for in-service training in their school . |
| 18 | We 've enjoyed this one , we 've had it for two weeks . |
| 19 | Because I 've had it for four years now and I 'm you know a woman touched it the other day and she got really paranoid . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , we 've had it for several weeks now . ’ |
| 21 | Some towns and cities have had it for 20 years or more . |
| 22 | Erm but I mean obviously it 's a different situation , and the Chancellor 's still got some manoeuvring to do , but we could end up in , in rapid inflation again , because we have n't had it for ten years . |
| 23 | I 've had it for some time — like a little nest |
| 24 | I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see . |
| 25 | She 'd had it for seven years , and it had been a few years old when she and Tony had bought it . |
| 26 | Sir Leon extended early parole to many more short-sentence prisoners and virtually abolished it for long-term offenders convicted on drugs , sex , arson , and violence charges . |
| 27 | He had bought it for thirty pounds , enclosed it with a honey-coloured Cotswold stone wall , and planted a small but fine orchard , now at the height of its production . |
| 28 | The paper owner , the local council , had bought it for eventual use as a road , but had no immediate use for it . |
| 29 | ‘ Got it for sixty pounds less , thanks to you . ’ |
| 30 | The Brazilians are producing lapachol for oral administration as part of a drug therapy for cancer , and the authorities have approved it for clinical trials in humans . |