Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] do [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | adequately and that is what the agency was set up to do to correct that situation . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll eat it for yer , ’ said Mrs Beavis with cheerful understanding , ‘ it do n't do to let good food lie about not eaten . ’ |
| 3 | It does not do to attribute human motives to animals but Billy said afterwards that it was as if she was reluctant to leave and did not expect to be back . |
| 4 | One year 's seeding really does mean seven years ' weeding , when we consider the succession of seasons required for astronomical numbers of poppy seeds to decay to zero . |
| 5 | It does n't do to drop old friends , Suzi . ’ |