Example sentences of "do [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her absences had done wonders for their marriage . |
| 2 | But seriously speaking , going to Medau classes has done wonders for me . |
| 3 | But in a strange way he has done wonders for our social life . |
| 4 | you can then make it do work for you ? |
| 5 | The Inland Revenue ca n't take it off you , ’ says Lord Teviot , who is also quite open about the fact that all a Lord has to do to qualify for his expenses is to walk into the chamber , have his name logged by a doorkeeper and walk out . |
| 6 | So , I , cos I had to do talking for her and all ! |
| 7 | BRITISH snooker champion John Parrott yesterday revealed what he was doing to prepare for his title defence next week washing the dishes . |
| 8 | I know about the drug industry , I do clinical trials , I do research for them . |
| 9 | ‘ Women do fall for me . |
| 10 | Why do fall for it every time I 'm here ? |
| 11 | Yes , you qualify for it ! , you do qualify for it . |
| 12 | Oh we did send for something but I ca n't remember what . |
| 13 | But the look of dislike , which Alice was afraid might be what Roberta did feel for her , was replaced with Roberta 's more amiable look , and she sat up , feeling for cigarettes . |
| 14 | ‘ I do feel for her . |
| 15 | Poor Frances , I do feel for her . ’ |
| 16 | But I do speak for us British . |
| 17 | I do n't like to have people do stuff for me . |
| 18 | For informal workers who genuinely do work for themselves the freedom of being your own boss does not often amount to much amid growing competition and soaring inflation . |
| 19 | ‘ I do work for them , ’ was the reply . |
| 20 | I do n't think I was on the same wavelength as the Prime Minister almost from the start , although I did work for her beforehand and try to pull together some of the policies . |
| 21 | You did work for them , after all . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do fear for you . ’ |
| 23 | The fact that a majority did vote for them has shifted the balance of power back towards the reformers . |
| 24 | This service averages over five hundred separate insertions per month , and while in the strictest sense of the term you do pay for it via the call charge , it still represents amazing value for money . |
| 25 | ‘ Pete really did go for her then . |
| 26 | Ma'am , what would you have me do to atone for my sin ? |
| 27 | When he did leave for his next promotion , the ‘ real polises ’ reading his c.v . |
| 28 | The tension increased on the road because David and DeFries had a very important relationship that was crumbling and one of the things about the relationship was the direction that DeFries did supply for him . |
| 29 | And erm , we did pray for you , several of us prayed for you when we knew you were going to Nepal . |
| 30 | What we do do for our residents is employ a welfare benefit service so that they can maximise the er the housing benefit section that that they 're eligible for to make the po properties as affordable as as they can be . |