Example sentences of "do [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason many professionals believe that they must do all they have time to do for people with problems , though without thinking through their view that this is ‘ good ’ professional practice : it tends to be done for its own sake . |
| 2 | This is done for its own sake but it is found that the primary sufferer will quite commonly seek treatment through his or her appropriate Anonymous Fellowship within a few months of the family member seeking his or her own recovery . |
| 3 | Analysis can be done for its own sake ( or pure knowledge ) in order to see into what parts something can be coherently divided . |
| 4 | Along the way Aileen told people all about the charity and the work they do for children with terminal or life threatening illnesses , she also explained just what the charity had done for her family when they were faced with such a situation . |
| 5 | ‘ Ca n't anything be done for her deafness , at least ? ’ |
| 6 | She ate as directed by Taggy , and made no fuss when that dame looked after her much as she had herself done for her deceased employer — nursing her and acting as lady 's maid , and combing out her troublesome copper hair , until Theda felt strong enough to perform this office for herself . |
| 7 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 8 | After all , the clients ' interest is merely in getting an effective job done for their money . |
| 9 | Everything became one long dreary goodbye as parents came to thank Cassie for all she had done for their children , and the children themselves became sad and fretful at the thought that soon Cassie would no longer be their teacher . |
| 10 | My Lord m may I add one further matter , er , My Lord may I say on behalf of the family er the that your Lordship 's comments will be very gratefully received er , neither Mr or Mrs , although they 've sought recognition for what they 've done for their daughter , they did it out of their fond love for her but nevertheless having such a and such comment from your Lordship will be very , very good . |
| 11 | Nor does he wish to begrudge what Bread has done for his career . |
| 12 | ‘ It falls to me , as it did first with Peter Shilton and then with Terry Butcher , to place on record on behalf of the Football Association what he has done for his country . |
| 13 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , Michele had it done for his wife . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'd just had some done for our engagement . |
| 16 | There is much still to be done for our one profession . |
| 17 | Will the Chancellor bear it in mind that Labour is determined that justice shall be done for our retired people , despite all the smears , accusations and Government lies which come daily from Tory central office ? |
| 18 | This we have done for our answer to question 2 . |
| 19 | Do you like that , what I 've done for our |
| 20 | Well done for your article The Opium Habit by Debbie Taylor ( NI 187 ) . |
| 21 | And the fact that your wife is erm there was something that could 've possibly been done for your wife and that is something that maybe I would 've mentioned at the end , do you think this would of be any benefit to the wife only as maybe an ending statement or something |
| 22 | So at least least for Christmas it 's gon na be done for your Christmas trade ? |
| 23 | However he did n't think it would be done during his own diving career … |
| 24 | He may use a gymnastics ball , resting on a table , to practise trunk movements , as he has done during his treatment sessions . |
| 25 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 26 | On the day that his master and mistress were due back from London , he was determined to have as much as possible completed , in order to impress Stephen with the amount done during his absence . |
| 27 | He worked almost unbelievably long hours and subsisted on occasional cups of tea ( rather as Krishna Menon had done during his long , lonely London years ) . |
| 28 | Owen had seen it done during his time in Alexandria , where hysterical prostitutes were quickly restored to life and reason by an experienced old Austrian police officer of the Labban Red Light quarter . |
| 29 | Because they start talking they realise that there 's something that they can do about their problems and then they can start to campaign . |
| 30 | There was nothing she could do about her size . |