Example sentences of "[to-vb] things for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't really strike her as a particularly nosy person , just wanting to know things for the hell of it . |
| 2 | ‘ Nicola said he was the man sent over to organise things for the Mafia . |
| 3 | [ These would ] enable us to do things for the alliance which they ca n't do . |
| 4 | And it 's , I 'm going to do things for the house like I want to make erm Chris has put back the rail over my windowsill . |
| 5 | to change things for the good . |
| 6 | If he 's never been particularly affectionate and you 've never complained before , he may find your sudden demands puzzling and irritating , although I hope he realises that you 're anxious to improve things for the sake of the marriage and not just for yourself . |