Example sentences of "do [pos pn] [adj] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll do my best for the gentleman . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Whether you scold me or thank me , I 'll always do my best for the family at all times . |
| 3 | ‘ I just hope whoever wins will do their best for the country . ’ |
| 4 | Then the judge must do his best for the community as a whole , frankly and honestly , not pretending to " discover " some law beneath the surface of statutes or precedents that only he can see . |
| 5 | Hopefully by the end of the morning , we 'll do our best for the end of the morning . |
| 6 | It is a sad reflection on the present state of constitutional monarchy in this country that one so driven to do his best for the good of mankind , as he sees it , should think , indeed know , that he can not do so as king . |
| 7 | If you believe your company manufactures the best food products , then you are more likely to do your best for the company . |
| 8 | Doing their best for the glory of Canada , the whole field of eleven swept round the bend and went down the far side as if welded together , and it still seemed when they turned for home that that was how they might finish , in a knot . |
| 9 | The LCD had been doing its best for the South Eastern Circuit . |
| 10 | Any irritation Tolkien felt at this appropriation of his own imaginative world did not prevent him from doing his best for the book . |