Example sentences of "do they any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're alright , they , it wo n't do them any harm . |
| 2 | I 'd be more worried about Tony , cos I do n't think Tony 's as well wise as Paul is , in some ways really for both of them it would n't do them any harm you know because look , they 're , they 're , they 're not typical lads in many ways |
| 3 | As a moral imperative , far from being incommensurable with his previous considerations , it merely adds others similar in kind ; he now has to see things from his parents ' viewpoint as well as his own , consider their health and resources , ask himself how much they have done to arouse his gratitude or his rancour , whether his staying would really do them any good , whether he can get on with them without quarrelling , and add all this to the information which he must assimilate before he lets the needle of his internal compass finally settle in the direction of Bali or of home . |
| 4 | It makes no sense for them to stay here ; that 's been tried and it did n't do them any good in the long run . |
| 5 | So do n't stay , I I 've generally found most people who stay up all night revising it does n't do them any good . |