Example sentences of "they [vb base] done for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do n't realise how much they 've done for me . |
| 2 | My Lord m may I add one further matter , er , My Lord may I say on behalf of the family er the that your Lordship 's comments will be very gratefully received er , neither Mr or Mrs , although they 've sought recognition for what they 've done for their daughter , they did it out of their fond love for her but nevertheless having such a and such comment from your Lordship will be very , very good . |
| 3 | ‘ After all they 've done for me , ’ he bit toughly , ‘ I 'd have far more compunction if I allowed their youngest and much-thought-of son to ruin his life over some female who obviously does n't care a damn for him ! ’ |
| 4 | Nothing guarantees that the Americans and Russians will go on supplying it as they have done for the past couple of years . |
| 5 | In this heart-warming play , an elderly couple spend the summer , as they have done for many years , at their lakeside home in Maine . |
| 6 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |
| 7 | I appreciate everything they have done for me and I 'll never forget that . |
| 8 | People in late twentieth-century Britain do not necessarily do less for their relatives than they have done for the past two centuries , nor do they necessarily have a weaker sense of obligation , but they do have to work out the nature of their relationships and the patterns of support associated with them , in circumstances which are very different from the past . |
| 9 | They congregate in favoured places such as Quendale Bay , Ronas Voe and north of Hascosay , as they have done for generations , and here they complete their moult into their smart summer dress , to replace the drab dark grey and white . |
| 10 | Now say your diabetic has stabilized as they have done for , a couple of years or so with their insulin injection in the morning and their breakfast and that 's how they carry on then till their tea break or lunch time they know exactly how much they 're taking . |
| 11 | I must also thank my parents for everything they have done for me and especially this wonderful event , my wedding to Steven . |
| 12 | They are perhaps playing a more prominent part than they have done for a long time . |
| 13 | They tend , as they have done for the past fifty years , to respond to the events of the day without projecting forward the effects of their policies for the necessary 18–24 months . |
| 14 | I would still prefer to see the priority being a quick release of the ball to the backs , purely because they are looking as dangerous now as they have done for years . |