Example sentences of "do for [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 | US and British officials saw Soviet expressions of displeasure as ritualistic , and the least that Moscow could do for its allies in Nicaragua and Cuba . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | The voters ' register check which the bureaux can do for their clients would then work as a safety-net to catch fraudulent aliases . |
| 27 | What did they do for their meagre earnings ? |
| 28 | with like a navy stripe and erm an anchor on each side , it 's quite nice cos she 's got , I thought it would do for her holidays |
| 29 | Soon Endill had found a room that he thought would do for his workshop . |
| 30 | His grandfather had been sent to the stars in 1912 , when they still knew how to raise megaliths " the old-fashioned way " , which Ranteallo ruefully confessed to us was damn well more than he could do for his father now . |