Example sentences of "[adj] do [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , when we were doing the long-running series , Today 's History , it seemed perfectly sensible to do a programme about women 's history , along with a number of other things which were n't adequately covered . |
2 | It builds confidence in the salesperson , particularly the newer less experienced type , that he is well-equipped to do the job efficiently and professionally . |
3 | The rest of the day is free to do a second job , un-taxed . |
4 | and leave you free to do a job , because you may think I mean , believe it or I 've turned this room inside out today ! |
5 | ‘ I was wondering when I was going to be let free to do the work of the Lord . ’ |
6 | Risky to do a Caesarean in her state of exhaustion , but there 's no option now . ’ |
7 | too old to do a thing . |
8 | To see whether you 'd be prepared to do a little rap over the track , the two of you , some kind of scripted chat . |
9 | I think it 's terrific , the only proviso I would make is that I 'm not prepared to do a parachute jump . |
10 | THE Liberal Democrats were prepared to do a deal which could have rescued the Government from its humiliating defeat in last week 's Maastricht rebellion . |
11 | They 're more prepared to do the dishes or change nappies . |
12 | Officers must be prepared to do the unexpected to pre-empt the possibility that a polluter will effect a short-lived remedy for their benefit . |
13 | When you 're getting outside the family you 've got to be careful to make sure that they are people that are prepared to do the job , that they understand what 's involved because you can not force anyone to be an executor . |
14 | And , and were prepared to do the work so long as they could get the say so from erm the Highways Authority . |
15 | Fly-by-night workshops only get contracts if they are prepared to do the work very cheaply . |
16 | So er er well we could n't carry it out , cos the the ones who were n't prepared to do the picket was n't erm going to do it , we 'd have to do more of 'em to keep these youngsters on doing the picket , you know . |
17 | Sounds an exciting trip , really fabulous trip , and it will mean of course , seeing you will be li live on air , that we have to give you a little audition , so the finalists , have to be prepared to do an audition with me , live on air , just before Christmas . |
18 | You were n't willing to do a good turn for your sister without being bribed with a lollipop , and even then you left the posting of the letter because you wanted to go first to Horsfall Woods for your own pleasure . |
19 | Strong words from a leader who , right up to polling day , declared that he was as willing to do a deal with Major as Kinnock . |
20 | Well I 've had a word with Keith and he will be available and , and very willing to do a one day seminar of that nature basically on why unison how we should go about convincing the , the membership at large how we should er conduct the free ballot campaign as it were . |
21 | Okay now this Prozac 's in the same group of substances as the one I took and I was willing to do a slight trade-off here . |
22 | But I had Hobart in yesterday and there willing to do a maintenance contract on everything , if you want . |
23 | I received a phone call from the voluntary services co-ordinator of a local hospital , asking whether our dog training club would be willing to do an obedience display as part of their summer gala . |
24 | Occasionally the local authority will be willing to do the work and then charge the applicant for the cost of it , less the amount of the grant . |
25 | He 's quite willing to do the right thing by the girl . |
26 | He says he is equally willing to do the same for any other operating system . |
27 | They have the worst of both worlds a government who wants to attack their pension rights and an employer willing to do the government 's bidding . |
28 | So then I got back on to Gwyllam and said that if we provided our own caravan , would you someone there be willing to do the from site to site and he said that would n't be a problem . |
29 | They had by then abandoned the expression " deaf and dumb " and at the Paris Congress had strongly advised the British to do the same . |
30 | " He thinks it 's funny to do an act like that . " |