Example sentences of "for something to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no need to over-play the slightly pathetic quality but seek out the eagerness of his search for something to do . |
| 2 | I wandered aimlessly around the National Gallery just for something to do and then went home . |
| 3 | She longed for something to do other than trudge the glorious , heather-clad grouse moors . |
| 4 | He did n't seem upset that it was empty and Trent had the feeling that , given the chance , the President would have poured himself another whisky and drunk it for something to do rather than from desire for alcohol . |
| 5 | Sometimes we just look for something to do which is n't work or bringing the children up ( which is of course work , but without cash payment ) or sleeping or watching the TV or shopping . |
| 6 | In particular , the boys drift into and out of minor delinquencies while hanging around the streets in groups looking for something to do , as the following extract from his study illustrates . |
| 7 | A considerable number of stops are carried out mainly for something to do . |
| 8 | You know , you 're sitting there with these guys , you 're looking for something to do , there 's a pile of instruments and you grab something that seems to fit . |
| 9 | She got up , fiddled with the drinks , pouring herself another whiskey for something to do . |
| 10 | If you are in the Manchester area and looking for something to do , the City Art Gallery in Mosley Street might be well worth a visit . |
| 11 | But we smashed a bus shelter once just for something to do . " |
| 12 | She lit a cigarette for something to do . |
| 13 | You 've done it a thousand times already , but you do it again , just for something to do . |
| 14 | All this extra work could have been tackled by youngsters but , unfortunately , the Scottish schools were back and there were no children hanging around looking for something to do . |
| 15 | Got these chambers , looked round for something to do . |
| 16 | I think he had just got bored and was looking for something to do , so he sought to amuse . ’ |
| 17 | Somebody might laugh , but just for something to do I was picturing the McLaren girl and I sitting alone in the hotel cafe . |