Could you please help correct these sentence properly?

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Could you please help me correct these sentences?

1 I turn to the middle/centerfold of the magazine in one go, my first try. I didn't have to skim through to find it.??
2 Is there anything I can do for/to you that has never been done for/to you.
3 How much money could I make by the time I get home?
4 You'll still be at work when I get/am home.
5 I'll have/get it stolen.

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Sam1947 · Accepted Answer

1 I turn to the middle/centerfold of the magazine in one go, my first try. I didn't have to skim through to find it. "In one go, my first try" is casual usage, but fine.

2 Is there anything I can do for/to you that has never been done for/to you.

One could say either, "Is there anything I can do to you that has never been done to you," or , "Is there anything I can do for you that has never been done for you."

The first literally means to do some action to the person, which could mean something positive or negative.

The second means to do some act for the benefit of, such as to arrange a scholarship, or take them on a trip.

3 How much money could I make by the time I get home?

I'm not sure what you are trying to convey here. If you mean something such as how much money could I make by working on a cruise ship, and how much total would I make by the time my tenure is over and I return home, then this would be fine in casual usage. A more formal way to say it would be, "How much money could I make for the entire trip?"
4 You'll still be at work when I get/am home.

The two alternatives mean something slightly different. "You'll still be at work when I am home," means the speaker will already be at home while the listener is still at work.

"You'll still be at work when I get home," means the listener will still be at work when the speaker arrives at home.
5 I'll have/get it stolen.

Neither of these sound like particularly natural ways to express this to me. I would probably say something like, "I'm afraid it will be stolen if I don't put it in the locking file cabinet."

But, you might say, "I'll get it stolen if I leave it here unprotected." I can't think of an example where I would say, "I'll have it stolen," unless I was involved in some kind of insurance fraud and said something like, "I'll have my car stolen and then claim the insurance." But, I would never do that!

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