Example sentences of "good it do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've said as much — though not in so many words — to the Captain , for all the good it does , but you understand what I 'm talking about . |
| 2 | To meet this point I think one must say that Bentham 's view was , in effect , that a right action must not only do more good than harm , but must also be such that neither the particular good it does , nor any other comparable good which might have substituted for it , could have been achieved at less cost in terms of harm done . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not that I either like or dislike it , ’ said Stella , ‘ I just do n't see what good it does . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't know what good it does , but if enough people do it often enough , maybe they 'll talk to us a bit sooner . |
| 5 | I do n't know what good it did David in the long run because what it did was cost a lot of money . |
| 6 | For all the good it did me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ For the good it did me , ’ Ruth murmured as she got up to go to the shower-room . |