Example sentences of "do [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | sort of well a couple of nights deejaying will do me for a start really . |
| 2 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 3 | We done it for a laugh and because we were bored and it got out of hand . |
| 4 | We have n't done it for a while . |
| 5 | ‘ You must have done it for a good reason . |
| 6 | I 've done it for a number of smaller companies and charged a fortune for it |
| 7 | I would have done it for a young white guy if he was from my club and I realised that he did not have enough money to play the Tour . " |
| 8 | And erm I got down on my hands and knees I must 've done it for an hour |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll do 'em for a penny , if yer like , I got lots of spit . ’ |
| 10 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 11 | In order to teach potential students the value of laundry work you make them do it for a while . |
| 12 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 13 | And you can do it for a fraction of the price and without finding yourself on first-name-terms with your local AA recovery team . |
| 14 | I reckon I 'd do it for a thousand pounds . |
| 15 | There are women who will do it for a glass of champagne ! |
| 16 | The car would do it for a minute or two . |
| 17 | You can do it for a week . |
| 18 | I 'll do it for a hundred and thirty quid no more ! |
| 19 | have ever gone into nursing now because she said I would n't do it for a grant . |
| 20 | No I think , I reckon that if you knew that the bloke was an easy pull , they would n't do it if they , if they knew they could n't get the girl cos otherwise it would be embarrassing for them , but if they knew that she was an easy pull they 'd do it for a joke . |
| 21 | They 've spent years doing this sort of thing , now they 've decided that they want to do it for a living . |
| 22 | Only got to do it for a second . |
| 23 | I hate the system that forces them to do it for a living and then screws them afterwards . ’ |
| 24 | Few of us have the time , training , or expertise to do this job properly , even if it were possible to do it for a population as small as 10 000 people — which it is not . |
| 25 | But you 'd to me you do n't you do n't turn to stealing to do it for a one off . |
| 26 | I 've got to do it for a week have n't I ? |
| 27 | ‘ She 'll not likely be doing them for a while . ’ |
| 28 | And they 're doing her for a road traffic accident at Morrow Road when Simon the bike . |
| 29 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 30 | Living is very important to me as I 've been doing it for a fair few years now . |