Example sentences of "have done [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he 'd sat there listening , with that sneering smile of his , drinking Ban 's claret as if he was doing the Braithwaites a great favour , while Ben , who 'd had his share of claret too , lamented the fall of the Whig government , which might have done something for the manufacturing classes , and the election of the land-owning Tories , that bunch of country squires like the Larks , who would not . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd only have done it for the money , ’ she admits , ‘ It was a bit of a mish-mash . ’ |
| 3 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 4 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 5 | The other girls , knowing quite well that she had done it for the benefit of one Geoffrey A. Machin , were shocked and admiring , but the convention restrained them from expressing either shock or admiration . |
| 6 | They had done it for the joy of creating , without having to look over their shoulder at the censor . |
| 7 | It 's done nothing for the box . |