Example sentences of "he [vb past] do [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for the first time she wondered how on earth her father had persuaded the children to call him ‘ Gamps ’ and decided that he had done it for the sole purpose of driving her mad . |
| 2 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 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 | In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras . |