Example sentences of "do it for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You must have done it for a good reason .
2 I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time .
3 And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better .
4 Charlie Chaplin 's silent black and white movies captivated the world in the early part of the century … and they 're still doing it for a new generation coming through .
5 I ca n't see myself doing it for a long time .
6 Oh I 've been doing it for a long time have n't I ?
7 that is something that 'd happened all of a sudden , of about four throughout the cou , well three at the time throughout the country have suddenly gone like it within about a month or so of each other , and they 've never had any trouble before , but I was talking to Brian and he said that 's a load of cobblers , he says it 's been doing it for a long time and there 's loads of them doing it .
8 I mean I ai n't doing it for a whole week .
9 " I know you come over a little shy when I talk about you this way , Chuck , but I do it for a good reason , " continued the senator , lighting a Havana cigar with elaborate care .
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