Example sentences of "[pers pn] do [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | " I know you come over a little shy when I talk about you this way , Chuck , but I do it for a good reason , " continued the senator , lighting a Havana cigar with elaborate care . |
| 2 | I do it for the thrill of winning something , like in Barcelona . |
| 3 | I do it for the kids . |
| 4 | I do it for the love of music but I got to survive . |
| 5 | Oh when I do it for the week I 'm gon na get a twenty five pound voucher for Marks and Spencers . |
| 6 | Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off . |
| 7 | I told you I did it for a bet . ’ |
| 8 | I did it for a bet — with one of my uncles , his side being that I would n't stick to anything — and because it seemed as good a way as any of getting away from home , but I was not uninterested and I have not forgotten my subject . ’ |
| 9 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 10 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
| 11 | I did it for the girl , he protested . |
| 12 | his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children ! |
| 13 | I did it for the erm Ormskirk one |
| 14 | ‘ I did it for an introduction before the films came out in Europe , ’ he says . |
| 15 | In order to teach potential students the value of laundry work you make them do it for a while . |
| 16 | She done it for the burial club money . |
| 17 | No , how about the men , do you do anything for the men ? |
| 18 | So , have you done it for the deadline ? |
| 19 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 20 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 21 | Yes , every now and then the temptation to do something sort of very cool and very sort of ten point Univers and you do it for a bit , and you 've done it and then you use some proper faces instead . |
| 22 | I know you do it for the good of us but I still like to buy you something as a thank you . |
| 23 | That she does it for the money , which symbolises affection , emotional security and personal achievement . |
| 24 | You know erm and I if she if she goes to emba cos I think she does it for the purpose really to people |
| 25 | I hate the system that forces them to do it for a living and then screws them afterwards . ’ |
| 26 | We done it for a laugh and because we were bored and it got out of hand . |
| 27 | Would n't we do anything for a loved one to take us in his or her arms ? |
| 28 | We did it for a laugh . |
| 29 | Well he , he asked the nurse and the nurse said obviously said we do n't care for anything like , we do it for the good of you . |
| 30 | If the Government can do it for the Bosnians , why ca n't they do it for the homeless ? |