Example sentences of "it would do [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would do her psyche good to get away from here , even just for a couple of weeks . |
| 2 | For ten years , Anne who ran a G P practice from her home at Wallasey , tried to obstruct her daughter taking cannabis because she thought it would do her harm . |
| 3 | It would do his election chances good to have the status of a place like this in back of him . |
| 4 | The man was a fool … did he think it would do his reputation any good to appear in weak productions ? |
| 5 | Paul had been a real find so far , and she knew it would do his professional standing a lot of good if he could design the whole hotel complex . |
| 6 | Partly in the hope of keeping himself on the straight and narrow — you 'd be surprised how many gay men do that — and partly because he thought it would do his career a bit of good . |
| 7 | Nobody asked me if I was there , and it would do my career no good at all to have my name mentioned in a murder case . |
| 8 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |