Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm there have been erm , I should have written it down actually because I 've I 've just gone a complete blank , there was that erm that famous case in the States ah and there were two people who 'd erm I think the main impetus for the abuse of their child came from the came from the man came from the husband and there was a great deal of er debate as to why the woman had n't successfully protected the child or successfully done something about it er and I 've forgotten the names of the people and I 've forgotten when it was . |
| 2 | It is always sound to add any such volumes to personal collections , for however well or badly done , they will always be a source of inspiration — if only on how to approach certain topics . |
| 3 | Where , by contrast , the relationship between subject and type of work is more pluralistic , that possibility does not exist ; or rather does not exist in theory . |
| 4 | … let us see what the statement of claim alleges , or rather does not allege . |
| 5 | That point was elaborated upon by the then Secretary of State for Scotland , the right hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) who now runs — or rather does not run — our railway system . |
| 6 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 7 | They will identify and ‘ think through ’ the issues — or rather do the market analysis that substitutes for political thought — and create the slogans and policies in terms of the conditioned reflexes of the electorate which can be controlled by political advertising on the issues . |
| 8 | It might be that the individual does not see the value of climbing a mountain ; or perhaps does not have the confidence to set about the task . |
| 9 | There is , I have found , some gentle entertainment to be had in discussion with publishers ' representatives , observing the wide-eyed eagerness with which they greet potentially saleable ideas , and their clenched , wary , glazed-eyes response to proposals they feel negative about , or perhaps do not understand . |
| 10 | But if they wo n't talk — or perhaps do n't even know precisely what goes on — we 've shown our hand , and got no tricks . |
| 11 | Apparently , not everyone agreed , or perhaps did not get what they considered to be their fair share , for eventually the Backless baron was transported to Australia , no doubt to become another ‘ Wild Colonial Boy ’ . |
| 12 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
| 13 | Parental control , relating to restrictions and rules for behaviour , was judged to be low when supervision was so negligent that the child was left more or less to do as she pleased . |
| 14 | And it more or less does itself . |
| 15 | You see the trouble is with Margaret her husband had always done everything for her , she went out to work and he brought the , he more or less did his work , did overtime , everything and still managed to look after the boys |
| 16 | Hi I 'll just just show you what er well Kerry 'll 'll show you she knows what er what we 're what you 're going to do over the next day or so do n't you . |
| 17 | These had to be answered , and answered well — or at least the first ten or so did — because the original questioner and other MPs were allowed to ask supplementary questions . |
| 18 | Only in the last year or so did the attack flow more regularly to the three-quarters , to make the best use of Cooper 's thrusts from fullback quite often finished off by Timu or an exciting youngster Marc Ellis from the wings . |
| 19 | A further complication is that some plants , especially foliage houseplants , seldom flower in this country , or only do so when many years old . |
| 20 | Can you tell me how much I should put aside for the church 's legal fees and , out of interest , where exactly does the money go ? |
| 21 | You were at a known dealer 's house , so where exactly does that leave you ? |
| 22 | This jockeying for the truth may be fine for doctors engaged in expensive research , but where exactly does it leave the rest of us , constantly struggling to keep up with the latest medical thinking and changing our diets accordingly . |
| 23 | And where exactly did she think she was running to ? |
| 24 | ‘ Where exactly do you hail from , Hugo ? ’ |
| 25 | Where exactly do you establish its boundaries , when most of the well-known definitions , turn out to be legally and politically meaningless ? |
| 26 | And where exactly do you live ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ So where exactly do I fit into all this ? ’ |
| 28 | Generally , however , it was the policy of the union to appoint " delegates " from Sunderland or elsewhere to do this initial work . |
| 29 | I have suggested that it can be shown to be fair or just to do so ; but this may not make it right if some other principle of greater weight is involved . |
| 30 | With case study material print has an important role but there is always the danger that it goes astray or just does n't get read . |