Example sentences of "[noun] do [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The brakes can be used fiercely to minimise the roll , but we let aerodynamic drag do most of the work , leaving them to slow us to taxi speed and steer onto the taxiway ( still ineffectually prodding the rudder pedals ) . |
| 2 | Adult males do most of the killing although adolescents and females also do so occasionally . |
| 3 | ‘ When we laugh the air out , our abdominal muscles do most of the work . |
| 4 | Male birds do most of the singing , which gives an immediate clue that singing has something to do with sex . |
| 5 | So while he could have given this kind old Cornish gentleman an eye-opening insight into the plans being made on the Continent of Europe to bring England back within Rome 's jurisdiction , he was content to let his host do most of the talking . |
| 6 | Er it 's true that hunting animals like for instance er female cats , the cat family , lionesses and we know lionesses do most of the hunting , not the males that do the hunting normally , they have canine teeth . |
| 7 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 8 | Women do most of the crop farming , weeding , harvesting , threshing , storing crops and selling . |