Example sentences of "it [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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1 | But when you want to heat the bedrooms up you ca n't , unless you only have it on for a bit you know . |
2 | Leave it on for a year you 'll get a bill . |
3 | made with all milk you see , and I put this on the other day , it was Monday , and I put it on for a cup of coffee , well Jim was out the front with Tom cos Tom fixed the front door |
4 | Indeed , the proposed development has been thrown into doubt with the Secretary of State 's decision to call it in for a public inquiry following representations from environmental pressure groups objecting to the scheme 's architectural quality . |
5 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
6 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
7 | So sometimes the sisters would , would really sort of get it in for a nurse and she 'd and they could make your life very unpleasant indeed . |
8 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
9 | At the end of the two years purchasers can either trade it in for a new car , pay the final payment and keep the car , or hand the car back and have nothing further to pay . |
10 | Now at the beginning of the year , I have no idea how this particular week in November is going to pan out , so I ca n't put it in for a specific day , but I put it in on the Sunday , because it 's specific to that week . |
11 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
12 | Give it a chance to warm up , we need n't put it in for a bit . |
13 | There is nothing whatever to do about it , except , possibly , to put it down for a time . |
14 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
15 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
16 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
17 | We took it over for a Sunday night , hiring it , promoting the gig ourselves , pushing out a lot of handbills . |
18 | We 've taken it over for a week or so . |
19 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
20 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
21 | and they grassed it over for a children 's pre pre playground , now they want to turn it back , and extend the car park . |
22 | Erm so he ju he was taking it over for a couple of weeks . |
23 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
24 | But lines like ‘ It 's a bit hard , your Highness , I have n't had it off for a year ’ , when muttered by a grubby servant referring to his shoe , come just as easily from Tony Slattery as they ever did from Sid James . |
25 | Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different . |
26 | Unless we can turn it off for a bit . |
27 | We can put it off for a while , we can say I 'll leave it till I 'm older , I 'll leave it till some other time , I do n't want to make that decision now . |
28 | We may be able to put it off for a while , but make that decision , we have got to , some day or another . |
29 | Now I 'm gon na turn it off for a little while until everyone starts having a proper conversation . |
30 | I think I 'll turn it off for a while actually . |