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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] for " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	John Major has made one for citizens , British Rail has done it for their passengers , the banks have formulated one for their customers and now the JS distribution division has done it for the branches .
2	John Major has made one for citizens , British Rail has done it for their passengers , the banks have formulated one for their customers and now the JS distribution division has done it for the branches .
3	But he has not taken the word of a wiser man on trust , his private test has confirmed it for him .
4	My winning has done something for them as well as me .
5	Joe Harris , chairman Darlington Licensed Victualler 's Association : ‘ The Chancellor has done nothing for us with this Budget , times are hard enough for publicans .
6	Just as we need the rain forests , the fish need the plants , and only healthy , assimilating plants can do the job nature has designed them for .
7	‘ This business has knocked her for six . ’
8	Just turned forty , Frank is married to his job , his wife has left him for a colleague , and when he encounters the sexually predatory Helen ( Ellen Barkin ) he breaks one of the first rules in the book by falling for a suspect .
9	Your wife has left you for a continuous period of two years .
10	‘ First , my miserable Yankee friend , the good Brigadeführer Farber has recommended you for an immediate Iron Cross First Class which , from what he says , you deserve . ’
11	Such neglect has done nothing for their confidence .
12	As far as I know , the Canadian Rugby Union has received nothing for the development , or even the maintenance , of our cash-strapped programme .
13	The clever Ephron has taken him for a very long ride indeed .
14	France and civilian life has done nothing for him , and so he is off to Algeria to get tanned and fight .
15	Thing is , my old man 's had them for so long that he just , he he puts them in a in a cup of this like sterile solution every night .
16	But coming from a theatrical background has prepared her for the highs and lows of an actor 's life .
17	‘ Maverick limey has negotiated the hell-fire of the Brain and the almighty trail-boss Midwinter has summoned him for a special assignment . ’
18	The deal , announced by Mr Major in the Commons last week , is designed to answer Labour accusations that his six-month EC presidency has done nothing for jobs .
19	As the Secretary of State was never coy about telling us that he opposed the directive , will he tell us — as there is a meeting on Wednesday , I assume that he has made up his mind about whether he will agree to that part of the social charter — whether he has changed his mind or whether the Prime Minister has changed it for him ?
20	‘ Nurse has got something for you .
21	Our body clock has woken us for the next day after only a minimal opportunity for extra sleep .
22	For instance it is offering a number of parallel application development packages — Linda , Express and PVM — alongside the AIX Parallel Environment Software that the company has developed itself for the SP1 .
23	But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style .
24	How do you think your career to date has fitted you for this particular job ?
25	A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet .
26	Your embassy has promised it for tomorrow . ’
27	But he will have to wait to get into the action — an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks .
28	Hayley I tell you what , have a word with my mother because my mother 's done it for years , always taken tablets , and I reckon this is half her problem now cos she 's got to her old age she 's on the change , and these things have affected her throughout her life now .