Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] do for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose I had persuaded myself that sending men to prison was n't something I cared to do for the rest of my life . |
| 2 | The pot-bellied tosser told me that the club wished to make a gesture in recognition of all I had done for the ‘ Stiffs ’ during my spell as manager , and after much discussion it was agreed that they could best show their appreciation by raising the price of my season ticket for next year by 25 per cent . |
| 3 | WHEN CHRIS OWEN , Head of Natural History Publications at the Natural History Museum , published a painting of mosses that I had done for the National Museum of Wales , I had no idea that it would lead to a further and more exciting job offer , so a call out of the blue from Chris was a welcome surprise . |
| 4 | ‘ That was the hardest training I 've done for a year , ’ he said . |
| 5 | That I 've done for the first time in my life something original . |
| 6 | If I manage to work out anything this lunchtime , I 'll enclose it herewith — in the meantime this is all I 've done for the Newsletter so far . |
| 7 | If I ca n't get promotion on the basis of all the hard work I 've done for the organisation over the last five years then I do n't know how I can get it . |
| 8 | Now , generally speaking wi I I I 've act what I 've done for the re-sit paper is that I I pooled a load of questions , some of which went to the first paper and some of which went to the ne and some of which went to the re-sit paper so I do n't know which topics are coming up erm on the re-sit paper . |
| 9 | I packed you up in your painted form as I have done for every move I have made since the Summer Exhibition , and we travelled down to Bodmin together , you and I — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I never knew what I wanted to do for a living . |
| 11 | I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life . |
| 12 | All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings . |
| 13 | ‘ What do you want to do for the rest of your life , Carol ? |
| 14 | What do you want to do for the next two weeks ? |
| 15 | Contrary to popular belief , you do not have to know what you want to do for the Careers Service to be able to help you . |
| 16 | She has just finished a portrait of seven-year-old Tulip Dempster , a Pekingese , commissioned by Lady Camilla for Nigel Dempster 's birthday — the second one she has done for the family — and a portrait of Mr and Mrs John Menzies ' two dogs . |
| 17 | The Committee is very grateful to its Secretary , , not only for all the work she has done for the committee but also for her work for ethnic minority students seeking pupillage . |
| 18 | And we in turn thank her , for all the work she has done for the Society . |
| 19 | It is appropriate that , through the medium of Medau News , we should thank Rita very warmly indeed for all the dedicated work she has done for the Society . |
| 20 | Well I think she 's done all she needs to do for a little while . |
| 21 | Penny says a close friend recently asked her to sum up what she thought she 'd done for the Princess of Wales . |
| 22 | This of course leads on to — What are YOU prepared to do for the branch ? |
| 23 | He began again , ‘ What are you intending to do for the rest of the evening ? ’ he rasped . |
| 24 | Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time . |
| 25 | Not after all you 've done for the Corporation . |
| 26 | Diana warmed to her theme as the letter , written on Kensington Palace notepaper , continued with her favourite lament — the work she had done for the Royal Family . |
| 27 | She consulted her own solicitor , and wrote back to Prince Philip in the same angry terms , stressing the work she had done for the Royal Family . |
| 28 | She continues to do for the late Canon in a manner of speaking . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I remember just before Steve Jones had his big breakthrough in Chicago 1984 , Alan said half-jokingly that all you have to do for a marathon is overtrain at 10,000m . |
| 30 | ‘ None of the things you have done for a start . ’ |