Example sentences of "do [pron] any " in BNC.

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1 As a moral imperative , far from being incommensurable with his previous considerations , it merely adds others similar in kind ; he now has to see things from his parents ' viewpoint as well as his own , consider their health and resources , ask himself how much they have done to arouse his gratitude or his rancour , whether his staying would really do them any good , whether he can get on with them without quarrelling , and add all this to the information which he must assimilate before he lets the needle of his internal compass finally settle in the direction of Bali or of home .
2 It makes no sense for them to stay here ; that 's been tried and it did n't do them any good in the long run .
3 They do n't do them any more .
4 They 're alright , they , it wo n't do them any harm .
5 So do n't stay , I I 've generally found most people who stay up all night revising it does n't do them any good .
6 I 'd be more worried about Tony , cos I do n't think Tony 's as well wise as Paul is , in some ways really for both of them it would n't do them any harm you know because look , they 're , they 're , they 're not typical lads in many ways
7 The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm .
8 That wo n't do me any harm , for my position is assured ; but you are just beginning your career and it will help you a great deal .
9 I am an American , this is my home , it does n't do me any good commercially to race in a formula the people back home do n't understand .
10 I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and , with none of that being around , I thought a bit of this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there .
11 I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and with none a that being round I thought a bita this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there … .
12 ‘ It does n't do me any harm . ’
13 When Dr Maxwell came along a little later , I asked him about it , and although he pooh-poohed it a bit and said it was all a lot of nonsense , I did get him to admit it could n't do me any actual harm to go to the classes and do exercises .
14 Er , I actually had two stillborn babies , one one year after each other and they put me on Valium and it did n't do me any good at all !
15 Did n't do me any harm .
16 But I do n't think it would do me any harm to develop some more organizational skills because mos most jobs require them .
17 it did n't do me any good , you know .
18 I mean , Doncaster did n't do me any harm . ’
19 It 's a lovely world , beautiful world but it 's the people in it you see who are spoiling things so much and I do n't understand youngsters you see but because young people erm there , there was a time when youngsters just er do just as they like and they were n't reprimanded by the parents , whereas my parents were very strict you see and it did n't do me any harm and I 'm glad now that they were .
20 They would n't do me any good with my Service I grant-you that . ’
21 Will curry do me any harm after this ?
22 that 'll do , for the only one that 'll do me any good .
23 And you were saying about do n't do you any favours , you did n't do me any when you stuck bloody five hundred on the fucking lottery !
24 after being down there and he had one and he was talking to his mates when and he was going do think this 'll do me any good ?
25 The gift is there , but until I make it mine , it does n't do me any good .
26 Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books .
27 It would not do you any credit to stay on in Munich without an appointment .
28 Agnes stood directly in front of her mother now as she said , ‘ Would it do you any harm either to go down into the shop or to go over to the house and change the linen ?
29 And it is true to say that , provided you do not suffer from any particular allergy or illness , a certain amount of food commonly considered to be ‘ bad ’ for you wo n't do you any harm at all .
30 ‘ Moping about Kelpie wo n't do you any good , or Kelpie , either , ’ her mother said briskly .
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