Example sentences of "[to-vb] something for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My sister was sent off to boarding school near Bournemouth to improve her health and was near starved , but Mother always managed to find something for the home fare — I remember a great day when she found the butcher 's bare and bought a goose that was available and that we certainly should n't have had it in normal circumstances and I was quick to see it was an ill wind that did nobody any good ! |
| 2 | Write down examples of when you last ( i ) took on extra work in order to provide something for the addict in your life . |
| 3 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
| 4 | So if we get an idea to do something for the residents we do not need to go through endless red tape in order to get it done . |
| 5 | In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras . |
| 6 | Well , he 's going to do something for the programme and I 'm doing something for TSB . |
| 7 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 8 | FEARFUL that an eco-collection could be tarnished with a ‘ muesli bar ’ image , she purposefully chose ‘ to show an avant-garde range that did n't look too eco because the consumer is not ready to do something for the environment at the expense of looking good ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ We all have to do something for the good of our country . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Thornton said : ‘ Our aim is to have something for the golfing world to see in July 1995 when the Open Championship is staged at St Andrews . ’ |
| 11 | Also I 've got to get something for the boys ' dinner first … |
| 12 | If they are trying to use me to get something for the museum , then I shall think of something else . |
| 13 | she 's been trying to get something for the mother of the bride . |
| 14 | er next week is your let letters N and P for the raffle table , for the benefit of new members you go alphabetically through , you know , from A to Z and when it 's your turn we 'd like you to bring something for the raffle table |