Example sentences of "[modal v] do [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hypothetical imperative tells me that , as a rational being , I must do such and such if I desire to obtain a certain upshot , because it is the essential means to that upshot , and he who wills the end must will the means . |
| 2 | She must do five hours a week . |
| 3 | The powers given enable the rule-maker to direct that the regulated person must do certain things , but not to direct that that is all he or she must do . |
| 4 | But , as justly observed by you , we must do all we can and leave the rest to God . ’ |
| 5 | He must do all he can to make sure he is not deserted again . |
| 6 | This is damaging to the Government 's credit and we must do all we can to avoid it . ’ |
| 7 | This is the really dangerous depression in our society and is one we must do all in our power to do away with . |
| 8 | For some reason many professionals believe that they must do all they have time to do for people with problems , though without thinking through their view that this is ‘ good ’ professional practice : it tends to be done for its own sake . |
| 9 | But although doctors know that they must do all they can for their patients , the limits of their responsibilities have never been , and perhaps never can be , defined . |
| 10 | The West , therefore , must do all it can to ensure that Turkey 's interests are diverted northwards and that a unitary Iraq state survives the war . |
| 11 | Your teacher said that you and Jason must do all the work . ’ |
| 12 | Now is shortage of material , I must do all . |
| 13 | You must do all the inserts first and then copy down so that you end up with the right formula at the end of the day which is the C five , C eight . |
| 14 | The relative stability in the months following the purported declaration of independence back in May last year was very welcome and we must do all that we can to re-establish it , but sheer names on pieces of paper will not do so . |
| 15 | We must do all we can in the coming few years to block any parliamentary private Bill which could as easily be dealt with through this legislation . |
| 16 | I am certain of one thing , however : we must do all in our power to ensure that none of that happens . |
| 17 | He added : ‘ As a community , we must do all in our power to encourage the planting of new trees and preserve our existing tree and woodlands . ’ |
| 18 | We may not be able to contain a spill , but we must do all that we can to prevent another disaster . ’ |
| 19 | Yeah , well I du n no , do it all properly I must do all my bits and pieces tonight , I have n't done them this week , oh let's have a look at the poll tax , because I thought there was one more , I 'm sure there is |
| 20 | oh god Sarah what 's wrong with me ? , must do all this walking like this |
| 21 | They must do that down here . ’ |
| 22 | Although Ramsay proposed that he should lead the decoy party , under the royal standard , Murray insisted that he himself must do that , as was suitable . |
| 23 | But if you put a poor team under pressure they 'll have no chance and Ince and Palmer are the two who must do that job . |
| 24 | ‘ The first time we met I thought she was gorgeous but I did n't ask for her phone number because I imagined every man must do that . |
| 25 | We are well aware we must do that but I 'm sure we will with the confidence of the good displays in the World Cup behind us ’ . |
| 26 | I 'm 21 but I 'm still a kid : I go to pubs and do this and that and I think , ‘ Well , if I 'm a kid , other kids must do that ’ . |
| 27 | Given this and this — he must do that . |
| 28 | And they must do that as the possibility increases that they might be sucked into a wider Balkans war . |
| 29 | We 've had five years here and nothing 's really been clamped down on us — we must do this and we must do that . |
| 30 | I must do that bit and that before that . |