Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] it for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 A consequence of this duty is that a fiduciary must make available to a [ customer ] all the information in his possession which is relevant to the [ customer 's ] affairs ; ( 4 ) The duty of confidentiality : a fiduciary must use information obtained in confidence from his [ customer ] , the beneficiary , for the benefit of the [ customer ] and must not use it for his own advantage or for the benefit of any other person .
2 We should not do it for our sex .
3 I know that , but I 'll just do it for you .
4 ‘ But you know ’ , she turned to Ira Dilworth , ‘ I do n't smoke , but me 'usband does , so I 'll just keep it for him ! hope you do n't mind .
5 Well you 'll soon have it for yourself , I wo n't do it !
6 He 's very good and he 'll probably do it for nothing if he can get a couple of hours off . ’
7 Billy says the next Pumpkins LP might actually blow it for them in terms of commercial success — just when the going was getting really good .
8 If you were the last woman left alive on this bloody earth , I think I 'd rather do it for myself .
9 Feeling wretched and embarrassed , Ellie offered impulsively , ‘ I could run you into Dublin tomorrow and you could perhaps change it for something else .
10 Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours .
11 However , the man with the radio at the final door worked for TAP , the state airline , not the airport , so he could not open it for us .
12 More than that , and far worse , he is aware that he could not have it for himself even if it did exist .
13 Uncle Mosse had wanted to be dead there , and since he could n't achieve it for himself , his clothes had done it for him .
14 anyway she said , er Catherine said she was surprised that the woman could n't do it for me , before the end of June
15 Shame you could n't have it for your birthday .
16 ‘ We could n't afford it for our honeymoon , but we always promised ourselves , half jokingly , that one day … ’
17 The present owner would probably arrange it for you , if you feel awkward about it . ’
18 This plant is well worth hunting out — a specialist nursery would probably order it for you .
19 I would n't swop it for anything . ’
20 I 'm not telling you which way I vote but I would n't change it for anybody . ’
21 If I gave them an order to couple up a full line of maybe ten coaches , I would n't take it for granted that they 'd done it , I 'd walk up the coach , one walk up one side , down the other side and I would n't If there were a heating valve not open , if they forgot that you see , I would n't do it for them , I would go back and I 'd say , that S K third from the back end , the heating valve is not pulled down , you 've missed it , you 'd better When you 're up that way , just pull it down you see .
22 If you did n't do that they would n't do it for you , they would n't pull them for you , would n't do anything .
23 ‘ I would n't do it for anybody else on the staff , but you 're the best worker we 've had here . ’
24 Grocer Mike , 44 , who dons full County kit for the occasion , said : ‘ I would n't miss it for anything . ’
25 ‘ You said you would n't miss it for anything . ’
26 Would n't miss it for anything , ’ said Matthew .
27 It 's been said although I would n't say it for myself that the lack of pressure for change stems from the Royal Family 's landholdings .
28 ‘ I can stick it for myself , but I ca n't bear it for you .
29 ‘ People do n't seem to understand that a hypnotherapist ca n't do it for them , and neither can any other magic ingredient .
30 Some of but you ca n't do it for something like a Medieval 's day or Roman
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