Example sentences of "do [verb] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 2 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 3 | I had to admit , I did feel good for a moment or two psychologically speaking , but when I stood up to finish tidying my room I began to feel rather ashamed , even though no one had been here to see me or hear me . |
| 4 | Breeze did n't worry about the shoes , because she knew Felicity could get plenty more ; but she did feel sorry for the feet inside them . |
| 5 | I did n't much like it , mice and such like have always given me the creeps , but I did feel sorry for it being shut up . |
| 6 | She was killing two birds with one stone , she thought cheerfully : she really did feel sorry for Veronica , and keeping in touch was the only way she 'd find out more about the woman 's relationship with her husband . |
| 7 | But I did feel sorry for the man who was trying to get out cos he must have been in there for ages . |
| 8 | ‘ All the same , I do feel sorry for him . |
| 9 | I have n't a lot of time for Rodney but I really do feel sorry for Eleanor , ’ Melissa went on thoughtfully , remembering the afternoon 's encounter . |
| 10 | ‘ I really do feel sorry for them because they know how hard their parents have worked to raise money for the computers , ’ she said . |
| 11 | I mean Adam 's lucky in that respect , I could n't smoke when I was pregnant , I , it made me feel sick , I could n't stand the smell of it , I had no urge to smoke at all , I went right off smoking , I respect , I was lucky , but I do feel sorry for these people that smoking at present cos it must be ever so hard . |
| 12 | Oh dear , I do feel sorry for you having to do all that |
| 13 | Poor dog I really do feel sorry for that dog . |
| 14 | So I stayed in and felt shivery although after you get used to being out of hospital you do feel better for breathing real air — without all that disinfectant stuff I mean . |
| 15 | I do n't miss England , but I do feel guilty for leaving . |
| 16 | However , as your elected officers we do feel responsible for ensuring that as a national organisation ; we continue to survive and grow which means above all that we have a continual influx of new members . |
| 17 | There is some repetition as the authors backtrack to report the same developments from different points of view and new characters are introduced ; the detailed mathematical discussions do become daunting for the non-specialist reader . |
| 18 | Then Down put some useful moves together and did look dangerous for a spell . |
| 19 | ‘ My , my , you do look ready for me ! ’ he drawled softly , his blue gaze roving with deliberate sexual insolence over her slender curves . |
| 20 | Actually , they did have six for fifty nine P in Iceland , but the date was up on them like , Sunday , and I thought , I wo n't get through all the them . |
| 21 | We did have that for a while , and we remember with pride , how the country was rebuilt and our health service was the envy of the world . |
| 22 | ‘ And although we have n't got endless cash , we do have enough for one more quality buy . ’ |
| 23 | Do pay extra for daytime babysitting ; it inevitably involves more work . |
| 24 | I do point five for Mrs Martineu . |
| 25 | It did prove suitable for the Mitcham route and in due course three more were acquired . |
| 26 | We never did establish that for the simple reason we were in a terrible quandary ourselves wondering which version was the right one . |
| 27 | I mean if you do buy hessian back carpet the only thing we do charge extra for is two pound fifty on top or two , seventy five , two seventy five for underlay and that sort of stuff , if you buy foam back it 's the price you see So everyone 's on that training scheme now I suppose are n't they ? |
| 28 | ‘ The notion of tragedy did n't enter my head , ’ she protested , ‘ but it did seem odd for her to break off in the middle of a phone call like that . ’ |
| 29 | I do do that for |
| 30 | But I do say good for France to honour artists . ’ |