Example sentences of "[verb] to do something [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rule 2 : Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods and the seller is bound to do something to the goods , for the purpose of putting them into a deliverable state , the property does not pass until the thing is done , and the buyer has notice that it has been done . ’ |
| 2 | Then the government and the factory managers will have to do something about the dangers of your work . ’ |
| 3 | Erm his name James Buchanan James Buchanan was asked to do something about the violations of the Fugitive Slave Law , this is the one that returned slaves back to their owners , erm and Buchanan said , I quote wisely limited and restrained as is the president 's power under our constitution , he alone can accomplish but little for good or for evil on such a momentous question . |
| 4 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 5 | He 's been trying to do something about the brambles and nettles . ’ |
| 6 | Since I had to do something during the hours I was supposed to be with Sophie , I joined the local Labour Party . |
| 7 | when you wanted to do something with the keys or operate er horizontal , there was a machine and you had to go to the do it yourself . |
| 8 | In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras . |