Example sentences of "be do [indef pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would be doing everybody a favour . |
| 2 | So she would be doing everyone a favour , including herself ! |
| 3 | You will be doing everyone a service by making sure that at these times a copy of your prospectus is at hand . |
| 4 | The gravamen of the charge is the demand without reasonable or probable cause : and I can not think that the mere fact that the threat is to do something a person is entitled to do either causes the threat not to be a ‘ menace ’ within the Act or in itself provides a reasonable or probable cause for the demand … |
| 5 | And I felt like I remember sometimes feeling as a child when I was doing something a bit difficult , a bit daring . |
| 6 | Belpan was outside the EC 's sphere of influence so the Colonel was doing someone a favour . |