Example sentences of "do time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Burscough boss believes he can put his finger on why his side can consistently beat opposition from higher leagues , as they have done time after time in the past two years , yet struggle at their own level .
2 He went to a Jesuit school , served as an altar boy ( as did his future enemies the Snowman and the Falcon , both now doing time for espionage against the United States ) , and read law at Fordham .
3 He was doing time for debt , as I recall .
4 He abused his inheritance , behaved extravagantly , and nearly got his comeuppance from the weasels — a violent proletariat who squatted in his house while he was doing time for car theft .
5 He 's doing time in Whitely as well .
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