Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] for do " in BNC.
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| 1 | And those banks that lent more often had the worst of reasons for doing so : namely , the need to keep afloat borrowers whom their creditors could not afford to see sink . |
| 2 | ‘ I kept trying to find all sorts of reasons for doing so . |
| 3 | Mr. Wilson : I shall not prolong the debate , but the Minister 's reply was a litany of excuses for doing nothing . |
| 4 | They already feel grateful towards men for doing another , more serious job . |
| 5 | He concludes that it was the consequence of a political style — a belief that ‘ Firmness , the resolute approach , is considered essential even in defence of the indefensible ; consensual , rational approaches to decision-making , tedious incrementalisms are regarded as excuses for doing nothing . |