Example sentences of "do [pron] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 2 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 3 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 4 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 5 | JOHN Carroll will do anything for a quiet life , according to his young daughters . |
| 6 | Louis would do anything for a pretty girl . ’ |
| 7 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |