Example sentences of "do [verb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position , Chair , if I can just quickly through you , say in terms of this budget , we do make a provision for absences , because obviously we do get sickness absence . |
| 2 | where they did build a school for them you see . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the Spanish Civil War did make a difference for the conference condemned the non-intervention policy adopted by the major powers , for it was being flouted by Italians , Germans and Russians , and recommended that the Spanish republican government should be allowed to buy arms . |
| 4 | If you have to say ‘ No comment ’ then do give a reason for it . |
| 5 | Their figures for the Eastern Caribbean are less clear cut ( also predictable as Barbadian Creole is itself less distant from Standard English than Jamaican ) , but do show a tendency for teachers to categorise them as " mixed " speakers . |
| 6 | so we did like a meal for , I think there was about thirty of them |
| 7 | Although they do constitute a basis for a future development policy it is only realistic to recognise that they are , in some respects at least , contradictory to the conceptual framework of present policies and planning approaches . |
| 8 | We do not see any need to restructure these services at the moment , but we do see a need for closer collaboration between the external and internal services . |
| 9 | In making the choice between headhunting or in-house recruiting , it is clear that the crux of the matter is the level of appointment involved ; most employers do see a place for both methods . |
| 10 | The relatively low percentage of graduates from such courses who do eventually make their way , via postgraduate and often in the sciences post-doctoral research , into the academic professions , should not disguise the fact that academic courses do provide a preparation for such work . |
| 11 | There are obvious problems in applying principles derived from American commerce and industry to British schools but these criteria do provide a basis for analysis . |
| 12 | As a first attempt the results are no doubt crude , but they do provide a basis for further refinement . |
| 13 | If the legislation did contain a requirement for authorities to keep to drug budgets , ‘ we shall be shouting ‘ foul ’ loud and clear , ’ Dr Field said . |
| 14 | Zborowski did have a buyer for the drawings in Lucien Descaves , the brother of the Police Commissioner who bought them up by the batch . |
| 15 | No it 's not entirely true cos we did have a budget for overtime |
| 16 | It was true : she did have a reputation for good housekeeping . |
| 17 | Er I did have a child for in nineteen forty eight . |
| 18 | But if it could be said that he did have a weakness for something , it was for Ireland and the Irish . |
| 19 | Certainly he never became an outstanding dancer , but as a performer he did have a feeling for movement and character that enabled him to make a theatrical impact in some roles not needing much technique or classical style . |
| 20 | We have no name for the killing of an older man , but do have a name for the killing of one 's father . |
| 21 | But we do have a responsibility for value for money , and legality issues as well , and appendix eight of our paper actually summarises in brief form the work that we 've undertaken on your behalf this year . |
| 22 | ‘ The fact that no fewer than half the funds invested in small firms in Scotland comes from personal equity shows that Scots do have a flair for enterprise and a willingness to back their own judgment that is essential in every entrepreneur . ’ |
| 23 | ’ What I do have a need for , your Lordship , is your reason for contacting me . ’ |
| 24 | My Lord I can tell you that I do have a copy for the jury if your Lordship thinks . |
| 25 | The point is that I made a mistake — oh , I do have a feeling for him , that helped to confuse the issue , we do like one another — what I have come to see is that my falling for Lewis was not what I took it to be . ’ |
| 26 | If plants do have a focus for the Life Force , it lies in their roots , for many plants regularly shed some or all of their above ground growth with the cycling of the seasons , regenerating in the next year from their roots . |
| 27 | If we are correct in this assumption , we do have a basis for feeling gratified . |
| 28 | erm Magistrates only send people to prison because they feel the circumstances of the case justify it and erm I think in the public mind erm the criticism is more often the reverse , that Magistrates are too soft , and I 've heard Lord Hailsham say more than once that if we do pay a price for the lay magistrate system it is leniency because what happens , and the difference between the lay magistrate system and the stipendiary system or the Crown Court system is that Magistrates do sit in threes , and what that tends to do is lead to compromises in sentence because discussion between three people irons out extreme views and you do tend to end up with a very well considered compromise view , which probably does tend to be more lenient than a sentence imposed by any one person who might himself take a very serious view of the circumstances . |
| 29 | ‘ But I ai n't usually called madam , I 'm Mrs Bessie Beavis , and I do 'ave a room for rent . |
| 30 | I 'm going up country tomorrow , but do leave a message for me here if you would like any more information . ’ |