Example sentences of "do it for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'd only have done it for the money , ’ she admits , ‘ It was a bit of a mish-mash . ’
2 But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’
3 But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’
4 The other girls , knowing quite well that she had done it for the benefit of one Geoffrey A. Machin , were shocked and admiring , but the convention restrained them from expressing either shock or admiration .
5 So , have you done it for the deadline ?
6 They had done it for the joy of creating , without having to look over their shoulder at the censor .
7 She done it for the burial club money .
8 I said well in all fairness Paul , you ai n't actually bloody got , I said I do n't do it for the fun of it I said and I do n't like doing it but I see , he just sort of
9 ‘ No I do n't do it for the money really .
10 You certainly did n't do it for the money .
11 ‘ And I 'd only go out with someone I really liked — I would n't do it for the sake of it .
12 Not just for yourself , you 've got to do it for the rest .
13 They undertook to do it for the whole of the Caldmore area did they ?
14 Appeal organisers would like anyone thinking of holding a coffee morning or jumble sale in aid of a worthy cause to do it for the day care centre .
15 Appeal organisers would like anyone else thinking of holding a coffee morning or jumble sale in aid of a worthy cause to do it for the day care centre .
16 A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do
17 Appeal organisers would like anyone thinking of holding a coffee morning or jumble sale in aid of a worthy cause to do it for the centre .
18 I was doing it for the drive anyway .
19 ‘ You 're doing it for the child she 's foisting on you .
20 I mean you could say in this situation the stag was doing it for the benefit of the species but er you do n't need to er you do n't need to take that point of view .
21 He smiled tenderly , and the knowledge that he was only doing it for the benefit of anyone who might be watching sliced deep into the very heart of her .
22 Although she has been teaching now for some eight years , on and off , although she enjoys it , feels she is good at it , and would like to go on doing it for the rest of her life if possible , she always feels a twinge of anxiety at the beginning of a new term .
23 Because I 'll be doing it for the rest of my life now .
24 ‘ They pay me , ’ he says , before qualifying his statement : ‘ I am doing it for the love of my art .
25 ‘ I ‘ m not doing it for the money .
26 ‘ I 'm not doing it for the money , ’ said the new Bob .
27 I was only doing it for the money . ’
28 And they 're not just doing it for the money because , you know , if you just sort of give them a mundane task like trolleys for example , they 're banging on the door , you know , when can I get off this , when am I going to get some responsibility .
29 Th we must be able to learn from this period , particularly a partial austerity mm but these events are sound events in themselves and that we 're not just doing it for the sake of the sponsor or attracting a sponsor and that it 's not , in itself , completely necessary to have a sponsor otherwise the competition would n't exist .
30 No well she had this special thing so it 's done the trick so she has n't worn it yet though , I think she 's doing it for the wedding ai n't she ?
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