Example sentences of "[vb past] do for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Penny says a close friend recently asked her to sum up what she thought she 'd done for the Princess of Wales . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Suddenly she was doing for silver-haired women of matronly stature what Joan Collins had done for the middle aged . |
| 4 | Mr Roberts was thanked for all he had done for the Society since its inception . |
| 5 | In 1916 he cited conscription and the suspension of trades union restrictions as things that coalition had done for the nation ; Gleanings and Memoranda headlined the speech " The Coalition Form of Government almost indispensable . " |
| 6 | She had fought him off like a veritable wildcat when he 'd slung a few well-deserved insults at her , and then had had the gall to deny she had turned traitor , although her brother held his castle for Matilda , and God only knew what she , herself , had done for the Empress . |
| 7 | The evening terminated with the members singing ‘ For he 's a jolly good fellow ’ to Micky Watson in appreciation of the considerable work he had done for the Club . |
| 8 | 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 . |