Example sentences of "do [indef pn] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers . |
| 3 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says . |
| 4 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises . |
| 5 | Stella will do anything for a man . |
| 6 | Some German agents must have stood out like sore thumbs ( One , codenamed ‘ Garbo ’ , could never figure out English pounds , shillings , and pence , and once reported back to Berlin from Glasgow that there were men there ‘ who would do anything for a litre of wine ’ ( p. 112 ) . ) |
| 7 | And I mean , if you set a list to do something for a day Yeah . |
| 8 | Section i concluded that the interest shown in trust wordings was a reflection of the demand that , although formless , a trust should be phrased in words which demonstrated an unequivocal intention on the part of the deceased to bind a trustee to do something for a beneficiary . |
| 9 | ‘ It is difficult to do anything for a child who is not attending school . ’ |
| 10 | do nothing for a fortnight of course . |
| 11 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 12 | Let's see you actually do something for a change . . |
| 13 | Sell all , retire to an obscure lodging and do anything for a living ? |