Example sentences of "did [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it did nothing for the glass . |
| 2 | But game did nothing for the glass , as I had hoped . |
| 3 | he was merely pandering to his feelings did nothing for the children he left behind . |
| 4 | The " master-servant " class wars did nothing for the service concept , the implication being that he ( or she ) who serves is inferior . |
| 5 | But of course these benefits did nothing for the increasing number of lone mothers who were not widows but who were unmarried or , more commonly , divorced or separated . |
| 6 | Did you for the operation ? |
| 7 | Did something for the common good . |
| 8 | ‘ I sometimes wonder what it would be like if Stop The World had had a proper director , who did it for a living . |
| 9 | He always did it for a while and then just let it ride to see what happened , but all of a sudden ( it 's amazing — I 've seen it happen several times ) he gets out of bed one morning and says , ‘ Right , I 'm going to do something about it — it 's not moving fast enough for me ’ . |
| 10 | We did it for a laugh . |
| 11 | Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off . |
| 12 | But in the very next poem he says that he did it for a change of diet , a bout of ‘ physic ’ as it were , needed after over-indulgence : ‘ being full of your ne'er cloying sweetness , /To bitter sauces did I frame my feeding ’ ( 118 ) . |
| 13 | I told you I did it for a bet . ’ |
| 14 | I did it for a bet — with one of my uncles , his side being that I would n't stick to anything — and because it seemed as good a way as any of getting away from home , but I was not uninterested and I have not forgotten my subject . ’ |
| 15 | He did it for a laugh . ’ |
| 16 | I just did it for a laugh . |
| 17 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 18 | ‘ I did it for an introduction before the films came out in Europe , ’ he says . |
| 19 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 20 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
| 21 | I did it for the girl , he protested . |
| 22 | The kind of friends she had were loyal by definition , and they liked her , in their eyes she was a woman who could do no wrong ( she was only separated , mind , not divorced ) , they were ready to do any thing for her and when she would not let them they did it for the girl . |
| 23 | his school sports and said I did it for the sake of the children ! |
| 24 | ‘ I expect he did it for the insurance , ’ Dangerfield said . |
| 25 | I did it for the erm Ormskirk one |