Example sentences of "[verb] do [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then father did n't do that because he was staying at home and he was expected to do his harvest on the farm so his money was five shillings . |
| 2 | Wood engraving was a technique which most artists could not manage , so a craftsman was needed to translate the drawing ; on the other hand , an artist might be expected to do his picture on the stone , from which it would be directly printed . |
| 3 | The company claims that customers say that they want to do their development at the workgroup level in an open systems environment , on a range of hardware and under different operating systems , and to share data in a decentralised development environment , rather than have it all tied to the Repository on the mainframe server . |
| 4 | I enjoyed the work and college life very much , but after my father 's death I stopped doing my work at the college . |
| 5 | When requested to do his work in the company flat , and remembering the funereal atmosphere of the place , he refused . |
| 6 | Being his girlfriend was n't exactly going to do her image with the rest of the team much good either . |
| 7 | Like any other parent with a vested interest in the future generations I am very easily persuaded to do my bit for the environment . |
| 8 | Well finish doing your nails at the table then . |
| 9 | You said finish doing your nails at the table . |
| 10 | Two disc jockeys would compete with each other in the clubs , taking turns to do their voice-over on the discs . |
| 11 | No matter what you drink , remember to do your bit for the environment by using the bottle and can banks which are now available in most Sainsbury 's car parks . |
| 12 | They could imagine what conditions must be like up in the mountains , having done their stint in the sticks at one time or another . |
| 13 | On the day arrangements went smoothly and we were settling ourselves on the 1220 ex Llangollen when Colin appeared in person , having done his work in the small hours and put our visit ahead of his sleep ! |
| 14 | I 'll probably have to do me tour of the quayside to start at the beginning where we went |
| 15 | Alciston itself acted as the gathering place for surrounding parishes , and it was there that the wool merchants went to do their trading until the mid-fourteenth century . |
| 16 | I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours . |
| 17 | You 've done your bit for the universities . |
| 18 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 19 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 20 | Once the general subcommittee had done its survey of the system , it turned to inform Parliament of the issues embodied ( or concealed ) in the annual expenditure White Paper , the first of these reports being the Fifth Report of the 1972–3 session . |
| 21 | Lowe had worked as a researcher for the Financial Times , Hayling had done his stint with the BBC , and of course they had dabbled in the Big Flame paper and other fringe publications . |
| 22 | In the way of the City , the old boys have done their deals behind the scenes . |
| 23 | If the system does not provide for supervision , then the health authority could be primarily liable because it is well established that doctors need to do their training on the job . |
| 24 | You have to do your research on the premises at the Records Office , but since it was n't on the booking-out form , I slipped it into my briefcase . ’ |