Example sentences of "[pers pn] does [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kylie is totally talentless , she does nothing for me . |
| 2 | I mean one person in particular , who is very good and always does the work , but I feel is probably — ok , she babies people too much , she does everything for them , rather than allow them to do it themselves . |
| 3 | That she does it for the money , which symbolises affection , emotional security and personal achievement . |
| 4 | ‘ It does n't matter , if she does it for Nails . ’ |
| 5 | But she wo n't let him try , he does n't have to use his mind , she does it for him . |
| 6 | Claire says it 's always a challenge … you sometimes get cold … but she does it for enjoyment there 's no other reason |
| 7 | You know erm and I if she if she goes to emba cos I think she does it for the purpose really to people |
| 8 | A classic example is the agoraphobic housewife whose husband is , ‘ really wonderful , very sympathetic and understanding … he does everything for me … he comes around all the shops with me and drives me wherever I want to go ’ . |
| 9 | He does what for ya ? |
| 10 | But he does nothing for his studies . |
| 11 | He does nothing for me |
| 12 | Steve Astington says he was a rock climber and then moved over to marathons … this is his thirteenth … you have to put a lot of training in … he does them for the enjoyment it takes him away from life and all the stresses |
| 13 | A person who picks mushrooms growing wild on any land , or who picks flowers , fruit or foliage from a plant growing wild on any land , does not ( although not in possession of the land ) , steal what he picks , unless he does it for reward or for sale or other commercial purpose . |
| 14 | He does it for vanity , to get a reputation , to obtain stipends and official positions . |
| 15 | You play with him Rachel he does it for you . |
| 16 | And he does his for a tenner . |
| 17 | I mean if you say you dance , it depends on how you dance whether it does everything for you , because some are very concerned with keeping the body rather aloof , like ballet i i i minimize it , you try to pretend you do n't have any body weight in ballet , you control it . |
| 18 | It does nothing for ‘ radical extension ’ . |
| 19 | People hear within the market place that , that we give good training , that we do develop people and it does attract good people to join us does n't it , whereas very few people want to join a company where you go nowhere , where you 're not given any training you stay in the same job for ten years and it does nothing for you . |
| 20 | Apart from the construction industry in the south-east , it does nothing for jobs . ’ |
| 21 | Yes , I mean it does it for you does n't it ? |