Example sentences of "be [v-ing] it for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're doing it for the child she 's foisting on you . |
| 2 | ‘ They pay me , ’ he says , before qualifying his statement : ‘ I am doing it for the love of my art . |
| 3 | Now one of the things th we find that when we play an Adam Faith record , we tend to be singing it for the rest of the day you know , like What Do You Want |
| 4 | Because I 'll be doing it for the rest of my life now . |
| 5 | I 'll be needing it for the rest of the day , ’ Bishop said . |
| 6 | Amid the disillusionment felt by some , that the minority of farmers are spoiling it for the rest in not keeping the environment clean , one manufacturer at least , hopes not dampened by the weather , felt there was room for optimism . |
| 7 | even though she 's getting it for the technology . |
| 8 | No well she had this special thing so it 's done the trick so she has n't worn it yet though , I think she 's doing it for the wedding ai n't she ? |
| 9 | He 's doing it for the challenge . |
| 10 | He 's taking it for the meeting tomorrow . |
| 11 | I mean you could say in this situation the stag was doing it for the benefit of the species but er you do n't need to er you do n't need to take that point of view . |
| 12 | I was doing it for the drive anyway . |