Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] do [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , this car could do with a car wash as well could n't it ? |
| 2 | After so much walking , a great deal of it on cobblestones , her feet could do with a rest ! |
| 3 | Jane could do with a bit of help in the kitchen and you know you are the children 's favourite baby-sitter . |
| 4 | The activities Kim was told to engage in were pre-selected by her mother from a range of things that Kim could do over a period of 10 minutes or so . |
| 5 | ‘ The room could do with a turn-out . ’ |
| 6 | It was a shock to see the bare evidence of what that kind of captivity could do to a man , and feel the sense of despair at what he had lost . |
| 7 | We need to know what a teacher can do in a crisis that could be called teaching . |
| 8 | It 's not a question of what a company can do for a day centre , or what an environmental group can do for a business , it 's a question what we can all do together , for the community . |
| 9 | It was amazing , she thought when he had left the room , what food , wine and a sensational smile could do for a girl . |
| 10 | ‘ Hounds could do with a run . ’ |
| 11 | A large back-log is necessary ; it should be heavy hardwood — fresh-cut green stuff will do at a pinch — and this acts as a reflector . |
| 12 | The ruins of the observatory are of interest but the rest of the summit could do with a hoover . |
| 13 | Yes your neighbours could do with a lesson in parking |
| 14 | Coonts may not have got lost once in three months of eyeball navigation around the Lower 48 , but his writing could do with a position fix . |
| 15 | Maybe the clan could do with a leader who was n't afraid to risk everything , his honour as well as his life , for them … |
| 16 | ‘ Richard , ’ Flora said , putting her head charmingly on one side , ‘ I 'm sure poor Liz could do with a drink . |
| 17 | I know that Liz could do with a break . |
| 18 | Yeah but the machine could do what a hundred people could do in a day , ca n't it ? |
| 19 | One of the cruellest things people can do to a horse is to keep it by itself without contact with another horse . |
| 20 | It reminds me of what a decorative caterer can do with a carrot . |
| 21 | ‘ This mirror could do with a clean . ’ |
| 22 | It should n't be difficult , there 's plenty of farms could do with a bit of help with men away at the war . |
| 23 | First day or Last Day , Rest Day or Resurrection Day , the abiding Christian belief is that within three days the worst that humans could do to a man was transformed by the power of divine love into the greatest news story of history : ‘ Jesus lives ! ’ |
| 24 | I 'm sure Mister Cowley could do with a cup too . ’ |
| 25 | Whereas no one knew what humans would do to a nome if they caught one … |
| 26 | It 's amazing what some men will do for a meal ticket . |
| 27 | The hunt can do without a report like that in the local press . |
| 28 | An ordinary teaspoon will do at a pinch , though they generally hold less than 5 ml . |
| 29 | It 's not a question of what a company can do for a day centre , or what an environmental group can do for a business , it 's a question what we can all do together , for the community . |
| 30 | The need to secure obedience to the laws passed by Parliament is said to limit what Parliament can do in a situation in which there are those who are prepared to openly defy the law on the streets , with strikes , and with the gun . |