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 .
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