do a kindness
Example Sentences
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“You did not expect a guard to do a kindness for you—that almost never happened,” recalled Jack.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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"I wish to do a kindness to my brother," said Miss Mackenzie—"and to my niece."
From Miss Mackenzie by Trollope, Anthony
And away the man went, eager, as most British sailors are, to do a kindness to a fellow-sailor in distress.
From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Piffard, Harold
She had a small sense of humor combined with a kind heart; that is, she was always willing to do a kindness when it came directly in her way to do it.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Reed, Helen Leah
"Is there anybody to whom you would like to do a kindness?"
From Trading by Warner, Susan