Sentence examples for favour does from inspiring English sources

Activists gripe that the restructuring is tipped unfairly in the banks' favour, does little to lighten Eurotunnel's crippling debt burden, and is anyway absurdly complicated.

("I suppose that says something in my favour, doesn't it? Or maybe not").

"So do us and yourselves a favour, don't pick up a Penguin and don't shop at WH Smith until they see sense".

If you listen attentively to your date and ask them pertinent questions but they don't return the favour, don't see them again.

Only when the score was 2-0, with Lille pressing for the goal that would have turned the tie in their favour, did any nerves creep in.

Certainly, many have come across a gentler version of this, something more like whitemail – a favour done rather than a threat made.

"Frankie said to me 'do me a favour, don't give me any instructions'.

However, Gilberto's return to favour did not stop Arsenal's 2007 08 season ending trophyless.

Upon being reunited with his wife, he said: "Girl, do both of us a favour: don't ask".

Already in April 1559 court observers noted that Elizabeth never let Dudley from her side; but her favour did not extend to his wife.

Nevertheless, the arguments in favour do have prima facie plausibility, sufficient at least to guard against ruling out such a method at this early juncture.