Example sentences of "do [indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The new arrangements for local health authorities do nothing to ease resource problems , ’ he says . |
| 2 | To the extent that the new private initiatives in inner city areas are geared to ‘ outsiders ’ , they do nothing to ease the shortage of accommodation for the less wealthy indigenous residents who are increasingly trapped by the contraction of alternative options . |
| 3 | Such poorly presented results do nothing to support the credibility ( and hence the funding ! ) of an interesting field which deserves more critical attention . |
| 4 | Bamber blames glamorised media portrayals of nurses for contributing to the problem in that they ‘ do nothing to support realistic expectations of working in a hospital , but only seem to strengthen the ‘ angel ’ stereotype ’ . |
| 5 | The authors continued to assert that ‘ conspiracy theories which range from the unprovable to the incredible do nothing to cast light on the Jewish Question or credibility on the Nationalist movement ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ I also want to make it clear as a private individual that I cam do nothing to stop them . ’ |
| 7 | It is no good closing our eyes to asylum and the pressures on our European borders — the borders of affluent countries — if we do nothing to resolve economic problems that cause people to become economic migrants . |
| 8 | Computers follow the same strategy that General Grant followed against the South : do nothing fancy , stay out of trouble , take no risks and just grind the opponent bit by bit , piece by piece and square by square , into the dust . |
| 9 | Mrs Bottomley , 44 , has been dubbed variously ‘ the milkmaid ’ and ‘ golden Virginia ’ , but the epithets do nothing to promote her cleverness and political acumen — she coined the jibe ‘ scaring not caring ’ on Labour 's health pronouncements . |
| 10 | None of the four structures given in the Government 's proposals are desirable , SNH says , arguing that they do nothing to tackle the problems caused by historic boundaries such as the fact that one local boundary runs down the middle of Loch Lomond . |
| 11 | Many people get it into their minds that it is a serious condition and restrictions on sexual activity , the forbidding of alcohol , and prolonged treatment do nothing to dispel this mistaken belief . |
| 12 | Well the advisors do nothing do they ? |
| 13 | But they do nothing do they ? |
| 14 | do nothing tell you |
| 15 | But when this state of tension is almost permanent and you do nothing to counteract it , those physical problems are likely to arise . |
| 16 | The trials and tribulations which beset Piggott after his riding career was over — imprisonment in October 1987 for tax fraud — do nothing to distract from his achievements in the saddle , and never have his skills been better demonstrated than when he won his twenty-eighth Classic . |
| 17 | They specialise in squalor ; they do nothing to help business ; they can not collect their rents ; they did not collect the rates ; they do not collect the community charge ; and they keep homes empty . |
| 18 | ‘ Is Mr Clarke suggesting that 220,000 jobs do nothing to help the economy ? |
| 19 | ‘ Certainly the education authority and society in general do nothing to help us resolve this problem . ’ ‘ |
| 20 | NME has yet to print anything nasty about Kingmaker , and I wish they 'd hurry up and do something because NME are a completely unchallenging and boring music paper who do nothing to contribute to today 's thing . |
| 21 | They do nothing to solve the problem . |
| 22 | If Library Information Services professionals do nothing to encourage their institutions to change , then new institutions will emerge in their place . |
| 23 | Thirdly , the criteria themselves do nothing to reduce the lengths of any custodial sentences that are imposed , in spite of the exhortation to make them commensurate with the seriousness of the offence . |
| 24 | The Bill and the Rothschild report , with their prospects for the closure of 30 collieries in England and Wales , do nothing to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that we produce . |
| 25 | The soloists in the Concerto ( Derek Han [ piano ] and John Henes [ trumpet ] ) play their parts well enough , but do nothing to make this rather lack-lustre disc into anything out of the ordinary . |
| 26 | So come on Martin , such fits of petulant pique do nothing to make readers respect your professional judgement , whether it is on ‘ classic ’ walks or anything else . |
| 27 | I quote from the declared aims and policies of CND : ’ CND believes that British independent nuclear weapons and American nuclear bases and weapons in Britain do nothing to increase the security of Britain and should be unilaterally and unconditionally rejected and removed . ’ |
| 28 | Moan about it and do nothing like all of them . |
| 29 | Muddle , tension , anxiety , frustration do nothing to enhance the quality of your life . |
| 30 | Efforts to make places more accessible have resulted in a proliferation of signposts , turnstiles , fences , car parks , souvenir shops and snack bars which do nothing to enhance the beauty of an area , but in many cases spoil its character as well as the environment . |