Example sentences of "[pron] do [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If the term subjection be used in its extreme sense I do not for a moment believe that any such solution exists . |
2 | ‘ I do not for a moment doubt the right and duty of the media to comment on sentences and criticise judges . |
3 | I no no I do n't for a start accept it . |
4 | There are ninety nine pupils , the total staff is one hundred , of course that does not for a moment mean that er , there is one member of staff attendant on each pupil at all times , and I do n't for a moment suggest that . |
5 | That 's routine , and I do n't for a minute expect there to be any complications . |
6 | It 's just that I like him and it 's silly to pretend I do n't for the sake of pride . |
7 | Certainly it had a freshness and credibility about it which was in stark contrast to some of the other end-of-the year events which , however exciting or impressive some individual performances and achievements may have been , still involved direct or incidental features which do little for the public perception of the sport . |
8 | His alternative is what he calls an ‘ appreciative ’ stance : ‘ These appreciative sentiments are easily summarized : we do not for a moment wish that we could rid ourselves of deviant phenomena . |
9 | They do not for the most part take a position like that of Boas and Evans-Pritchard which rejects the very notion that there are general laws governing human history ; and if they do not , it would seem that they too are driving , however cautiously , towards an understanding of human history in general , in other words toward a theory of human evolution . |
10 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
11 | The international challenge did not meet Martin Lester 's target in full , largely due to the fact that , wherever international representatives attend the major rallies , they do so for the very purpose of demonstrating their national speciality and no other . |
12 | A common result of this is that when the philosophers deny autonomy to women , they do so for the same sorts of reason that they deny it to children and cite lack of rationality , capriciousness and vulnerability among their characteristics . |