Example sentences of "do nothing for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both thorns are tolerant of pollution and are tough enough to grow in open , exposed seaside sites regularly raked over by salt-laden winds , although these of course will do nothing for the autumn display . |
| 2 | ‘ We can do nothing for Eastern Europe if we fail among ourselves in a few days ’ time to agree on economic and monetary union , social and environmental policies so that we can complete the European single market on time . ’ |
| 3 | I can do nothing for you , and have nothing to give you . ’ |
| 4 | With the obvious exception of Clement Freud [ Note : that 's Sir Clement Freud who said on our 150th anniversary , ‘ I would do nothing for Punch except cheer for its demise . ’ ] , everyone must be saddened by this week 's news . |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't do nothing for 'im . ’ |
| 6 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 7 | Anglo-Welsh can do nothing for Palatine . |
| 8 | " You can do nothing for her now . |
| 9 | ‘ You will do nothing for me — except spout fine words and declarations . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I can do nothing for these engines here , in this storm ! |
| 11 | Firstly , I have been in football management long enough to know that team changes at this late stage will do nothing for the confidence of existing players . |
| 12 | He was reasonable and serious ‘ We could do nothing for you . |
| 13 | She has always in her thoughts her parents ' mean condition and I shall do nothing for them , at least at present , because I will keep the girl humble . |
| 14 | I keep saying , You used to your children , but they do n't do nothing for you now , do n't they |
| 15 | ‘ A black eye and a bloody nose would do nothing for my publicity photos . |
| 16 | " I can do nothing for that boy . " |
| 17 | Mind you , they could do nothing for Johanna , the love light of Benjamin 's life . |
| 18 | Making it hard for directors to talk to outsiders will also do nothing for the cause of good management . |
| 19 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 20 | That will do nothing for morale and recruitment in Glasgow . |
| 21 | Government plans to restructure the police force will do nothing for morale , and will not improve the service according to the Scottish Police Federation . |
| 22 | And I can do nothing for you because I 've come to rescue and seek that which is lost , and which is aware of it . |
| 23 | Do n't do nothing for me . |
| 24 | I mean they do n't do nothing for nothing . |
| 25 | was gon na do nothing for |
| 26 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 27 | And we 've done nothing for two years . ’ |
| 28 | Such neglect has done nothing for their confidence . |
| 29 | I mean , I do n't want any players thinking IMG had done nothing for them . |
| 30 | The deal , announced by Mr Major in the Commons last week , is designed to answer Labour accusations that his six-month EC presidency has done nothing for jobs . |