Example sentences of "to do [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At some time or other the twin siren songs of forward and backward integration have led most large companies to do everything for themselves from manufacturing their own plant and spares , sometimes even as far as owning their own retail outlets . |
| 2 | People would expect you to do everything for them ; revitalise the planet , solve all their problems , etc. ’ without doing anything themselves . |
| 3 | See that other members of the family , if you have one , stop depending on you to do everything for them , as they did when they were younger . |
| 4 | I think that 's why I like children — because there was always somebody smaller than me and I had to do everything for them really when I was younger — feed them , change their nappies … |
| 5 | Everyone in the castle where he lives had become totally reliant on him to do everything for them , so the loss of the magic is somewhat disastrous . |
| 6 | We have all come across women who had children by accident , because they thought it was the thing to do , or because they wanted to qualify for Council accommodation , and we have all come across women who expected someone else to do everything for them . |
| 7 | I do n't have a guitar roadie there to do everything for me , so I interact with my guitar on every level . |
| 8 | We had to cook our own meals because the housemother was n't living in ; we used to do everything for ourselves . |
| 9 | That 's why it 's specialized nursing , because the nurses have to do everything for you . |
| 10 | Miss Young , 24 , daughter of James Bond films director Terence Young , tells me : ‘ Six months ago my horoscope said it was time to do something for myself workwise , so I phoned Georgia that evening . ’ |
| 11 | " You have to do something for yourself , you know . |
| 12 | He listened intently as Helen Crummy , the founder of the Craigmillar Festival Society , told him that it was a group of mothers — determined to do something for their families because of their frustration at a lack of educational , cultural and employment opportunities — which had led to the start of the organisation in 1962 . |
| 13 | Here she was with an opportunity to do something for her mother , something she had always dreamed of doing , and she would have to refuse . |
| 14 | As one famous sportsman put it , ‘ Agree to do something for nothing and they 'll tell you where the bus stop is ; ask to be paid and they 'll send the limo . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll get down to business then , shall I ? — I want you to do something for me . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Sally , I want you to do something for me , ’ Paula said . |
| 17 | Listen , Yankel ( Jack ) I want you to do something for me — as soon as you can … maybe tomorrow , eh ? |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm asking you to do something for me . |
| 19 | I 'd like you to do something for me . |
| 20 | Just for once , I 'm going to do something for me . |
| 21 | " I need you to do something for me , " he said , his breath white on the bitter air . |
| 22 | Can I ask you to do something for me today please ? |
| 23 | It is estimated ‘ If I die , they will have to do something for her . |
| 24 | ‘ If I die , they will have to do something for her , ’ she says . |
| 25 | He had to do something for her . |
| 26 | The young nurse , whose feet ached something cruel and who was desperate to snatch a cup of tea before somebody else asked her to do something for them , looked them up and down . |
| 27 | He wrote not to tell her this nor to send her any kind of greeting but because he wanted her to do something for him . |
| 28 | And , for the first time , he asked his ferret-god to do something for him . |
| 29 | The sort of ghost everyone knows about is the sort who goes haunting because he 's trying to get a lifer to do something for him , like revenge his horrible murder , or discover the hidden treasure , or find a will that 's been lost . |
| 30 | ‘ Mr P. wants you to do something for him , Sergeant , ’ I whispered . |