Example sentences of "do [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she does do them for her family and friends . |
| 2 | Whereby erm we do n't end up actually doing the things for them , but we show them the way that they can do them for themselves . |
| 3 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 4 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 5 | I mean they do n't do nothing for nothing . |
| 6 | ‘ You ca n't do nothing for 'im . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You will do nothing for me — except spout fine words and declarations . ’ |
| 8 | Do n't do nothing for me . |
| 9 | " You can do nothing for her now . |
| 10 | She has always in her thoughts her parents ' mean condition and I shall do nothing for them , at least at present , because I will keep the girl humble . |
| 11 | I can do nothing for you , and have nothing to give you . ’ |
| 12 | He was reasonable and serious ‘ We could do nothing for you . |
| 13 | I keep saying , You used to your children , but they do n't do nothing for you now , do n't they |
| 14 | And I can do nothing for you because I 've come to rescue and seek that which is lost , and which is aware of it . |
| 15 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 16 | ‘ A black eye and a bloody nose would do nothing for my publicity photos . |
| 17 | For — while Sir Felix had nothing much wrong with him except a wild look in his eye sometimes and a tendency to go off in fits of what Gemma had called " unstable " laughter — she had heard certain tales of moral laxity about his brothers and uncles and even one or two of his sisters , which had done nothing for her peace of mind . |
| 18 | France and civilian life has done nothing for him , and so he is off to Algeria to get tanned and fight . |
| 19 | ‘ You 've done nothing for him except wreck his life . |
| 20 | Such neglect has done nothing for their confidence . |
| 21 | I mean , I do n't want any players thinking IMG had done nothing for them . |
| 22 | They done nothing for me at all ! |
| 23 | It would have done nothing for her already damaged ego if he had barged his way into her bedroom , only to find himself having to wade through a torrent of tears . |
| 24 | when this place come it should have been in my name were n't it , because he never done nothing for it |
| 25 | Joe Harris , chairman Darlington Licensed Victualler 's Association : ‘ The Chancellor has done nothing for us with this Budget , times are hard enough for publicans . |
| 26 | Mind you , spending a week snowed-in with me would have done nothing for your reputation . |
| 27 | And kind — he 'd do owt for you . |
| 28 | ‘ I hope someone can do something for him . |
| 29 | As long as Doctor Mac can do something for him . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ So if Hurley asks you again if you can do something for him , ’ he said , ‘ tell him , okay . |