Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not , we do normally have porridge for breakfast . |
| 2 | ( Some countries do not pay compensation for damage . ) |
| 3 | If I and many members of the Institute do this because Institute courses and publications do not offer value for money , this can only cause the Institute 's already poor financial situation to deteriorate . |
| 4 | Otto Reinhold , an East German ideologue , reinforced this gloomy view by insisting : ‘ We do not want reform for reform 's sake , but changes which will help the further development of socialism ’ . |
| 5 | Occasionally leases do not require consent for sub-letting and this may be a more suitable structure . |
| 6 | By contrast , ‘ born in Asia ’ is an excellent match for areas where people do not use electricity for cooking . |
| 7 | Unlike many terrorists , Iranian or Iranian-linked groups often do not claim responsibility for atrocities they commit . |
| 8 | Some normal household policies do not include cover for fish tanks and damage arising from the water which will inevitably pour on the floor . |
| 9 | I personally do not have time for delays in this operation , and my approach has been ratified at the highest levels . |
| 10 | Maybe in ten , fifteen years the situation may change , but I do n't think enlargement for enlargement 's sake is going to be of benefit to the E C. |
| 11 | You do n't want equality for women . |
| 12 | A recent survey by law firm Eversheds shows that a quarter of senior executives of medium and large-sized companies are considering changing their accountants , bankers or solicitors because they do n't get value for money . |
| 13 | You need a certain kind of front to breeze in from an alternative reality in the back of a time-travelling Volvo and sit in a Presley City bar , with a two-headed nipper on your lap , complaining to a private dick from the twenty-fifth century that you do n't have time for nonsense . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't have time for games , Lori . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't have time for lunch , ’ said Sara . |
| 16 | When asked several times for an explanation he eventually said very plaintively , ‘ Daddy , you do n't say grace for porridge ! ’ |