Example sentences of "i [verb] be do for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A lot of the things I did were done for shock value . |
| 2 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 3 | That was just what I had been doing for the past four months innocent of impending restrictions . |
| 4 | It was in that frame of mind that I moved into the Olympic year indoor season , saying , as I had been doing for a long time , ‘ In ‘ 88 , I 'll graduate ! ’ |
| 5 | In seven years driving a cab this is the first time I 've been done for anything . |
| 6 | They 'll let me in. — I 've been doing for her for years . ’ |
| 7 | It beats changing nappies , which is what I 've been doing for the last 5 months . |
| 8 | One way to give ourselves new heart is to go where books and readers meet , and this is what I have been doing for the past year , working in secondary schools on research funded by the British Library . |
| 9 | Perhaps my hon. Friend does not know that the Government have just announced that they intend to nationalise the private enterprise operation that I am running , which entails my sending those replies to all Opposition Members — as I have been doing for the past three months — and , this month , to Conservative Members , following an offer made to their Whips some time ago . |