Example sentences of "do it [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think he would do it to draw attention , but I believe quite genuinely that he was trying to amuse me . ’ |
| 2 | I did n't do it to cause trouble , Ellie , ’ he protested . |
| 3 | Although she does admire the friendship of the two men , she is doing it to please Bassanio and thus gaining love from him — which profits no one except herself . |
| 4 | Well maybe she was doing it to get Pete off the hook then . |
| 5 | ‘ So she 's been doing it to hurry things on , has she ? |
| 6 | Eddie 's betrayal of his cousins is also revenge — he was doing it to prevent Rodolpho marrying Catherine primarily , but at the same time he was getting revenge for all the problems that his cousins had caused him , especially regarding Catherine . |
| 7 | We simply did it to amuse people . |
| 8 | He did it to protect Lennie from being killed a frightened man , by someone like Curley . |
| 9 | Perhaps he did it to hear Mother scream . |
| 10 | They do it to test people , to see how far they can push you . |
| 11 | And they do it to cause ambiguity . |
| 12 | " I 'm sure they only do it to tease Lambert . |
| 13 | ‘ I do it to give men a taste of their own medicine . |
| 14 | You just do it to upset Brian , ’ said Constance . |
| 15 | It 's all right , honey , I do n't really talk like that , I do it to irritate Matt , though it usually does n't because he 's so thick-skinned and thinks everyone else talks like that anyway , so I guess I do it for my own private amusement . |