Example sentences of "can do for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dummies can come to life in books , as it seems they can do for their masters on the stage : and this miracle depends , not only on the author , but also on the people he knows , who may indeed be thought to participate in what he is , and who are likely to participate in his ventriloquism . |
| 2 | Although an agent may be very impressed by the talent he sees , there are practical difficulties which affect how much agents can do for young actors . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do for her now and it 's House Full tonight . |
| 4 | We 're agreed , I think , that , ghastly though it is , there 's nothing we can do for that poor girl at the moment , and that Rita can go on for her . |
| 5 | The public debate about political priorities focuses far too much on what we can do for today 's consumption and far too little about what we invest in the future . |
| 6 | Until fairly recently I do n't think people have understood the design process or what it can do for the success of their companies . |
| 7 | Ask not what America can do for you |
| 8 | And then , finally , look at what Equity can do for the successful plaintiff — the ‘ remedy ’ , the ‘ relief ’ which it can give him . |
| 9 | I 've come on your wild-goose chase and that 's all I can do for you . ’ |
| 10 | What do you think I can do for you ? ’ |
| 11 | Nevertheless if there is anything I can do for you in the way of friendship , now or in the future , I hope you will not hesitate to call upon me . |
| 12 | Some of the other letters in the box ( the typed ones ) were much less elegant , and seemed to have come from strangers ; they contained advice of a different sort , instructions about where to get sex and how much to pay for it if necessary , often these were just plain filth like I 'd like to do this to you and then I 'd like to do that to you , be at the top of the park in your grey school trousers and I 'll show you what a real man can do for you . |
| 13 | ‘ Just in the work you can do for me . ’ |
| 14 | He seemed to be saying , ‘ Listen Geoff , there are some things I can do for you and there are some things I ca n't . |
| 15 | What Aromatherapy Can Do For You |
| 16 | Please use the Careers Advisory Service and get to know what it can do for you . |
| 17 | If you have any queries about what we can do for you , please do n't hesitate to call us on |
| 18 | If there is anything I can do for you … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ There 's nothing you can do for him , dear . |
| 20 | There 's nothing you can do for them . ’ |
| 21 | There 's nothing more I can do for you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Is there anything I can do for you , my boy ? ’ |
| 23 | The best thing you can do for your skin , throughout the year , is keep it moist with creams . |
| 24 | Yours will most probably be the arms she needs at this point , and the best thing you can do for her is to show that you share her grief , and that as far as possible you are going to be the rock on which she can lean while the sands of her life are shifting so frighteningly beneath her feet . |
| 25 | Also it is something they can do for you and gives the visit a sense of occasion . |
| 26 | ‘ The main problem is that some of my bones are crumbling and doctors have got to have a look to see what they can do for me . |
| 27 | Can it market itself more effectively to its potential customers , many of whom are unclear about what factoring is or what it can do for their company ? |
| 28 | It is hard for parishes to know what exactly they can do for the unemployed . |
| 29 | Amazing what a positive attitude can do for you ! |
| 30 | The voters ' register check which the bureaux can do for their clients would then work as a safety-net to catch fraudulent aliases . |