Example sentences of "do [pron] [noun sg] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 2 | You 've done your bit for the universities . |
| 3 | Like any other parent with a vested interest in the future generations I am very easily persuaded to do my bit for the environment . |
| 4 | Yeah , that females are there to do their deed for the species or the race or whatever an and er and indeed I mean not so long ago you know in our own country I mean |
| 5 | HOW apt that party-changing Dr David Owen is to do his bit for the Tories now — having been sent to Serbia by the Prime Minister . |
| 6 | ‘ Latterly , the Admiral had a habit of working down there on papers and one might have expected him to have arrived earlier than indeed he did , in order to do his homework for the committee meeting . ’ |
| 7 | IF YOU missed the October march when the heavens opened on over 200,000 supporters , there 's still time to do your bit for the miners . |
| 8 | No matter what you drink , remember to do your bit for the environment by using the bottle and can banks which are now available in most Sainsbury 's car parks . |
| 9 | I think they like to hold that position that they 're doing their bit for the school . |
| 10 | If that gap is n't narrowed , we could well see a backlash as business doing their bit for the environment lose heart at the apparent lack of consumer interest . |
| 11 | Then they did their bit for the tourism industry — by taking a break in Dorset and Hampshire . |
| 12 | As befits a New Zealander , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa did her bit for the game during the World Cup . |
| 13 | Well Yvonne went into the private to get er a sister 's post and sh but she knew she was gon na do her midwifery , so she knew she was n't gon na stay there but when she went it 's become when she does her midwifery for the sister 's post , ah but she 's got experience has n't she when she 's |