Example sentences of "do [indef pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 2 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 3 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 4 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 5 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |