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Example sentences of "[pron] [is] do [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) .
2	So I suppose it 's what she wanted and she 's done the right thing .
3	‘ She 's doing a good job on sorting this Huerter thing , too .
4	But I think she 's doing a good job of bringing Thomas up I must say . .
5	And she 's doing the outside catering for the World Champion , World Chess Championships .
6	She 's doing the same kind of work that Christine used to do .
7	Guess who 's doing the extra day ? got my dad to cover a day .
8	look who 's doing the whole lot apparently he just had to do , he just had to model that , he did n't get a chance to do it properly
9	He or she is doing a certain thing and we interpret it in a certain way which elicits a given emotion .
10	If the runner can be told exactly why he or she is doing a particular type of training , what bodily changes it will bring about and how he or she should run to achieve them , then those 15 minutes a day of quality training are more than enough .
11	There is nobody in a stronger position than someone who is doing a good job of work for nothing , especially when his employer is stingy and congenitally idle .
12	This is why the responsibility of ( say ) looking after a small brother or sister is so valuable in enhancing the social awareness and maturity of the older boy or girl who is doing the substitute parenting .
13	Though it is never possible to be sure one is doing the right thing , he wrote .
14	If I can find whoever the senior organizer is for each conference , or whoever is doing the introductory talk ,
15	They 's doing the same thing outside your flat .
16	It 's doing the same things — boredom .
17	He said that it is doing a good job .
18	Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election .
19	Does he think that he is doing a good job in alerting the country to the rapid rate of convergence at which he is aiming in the exchange rate mechanism and the possible move towards European monetary union ?
20	It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing .
21	The individual who is determined to remain calm in the face of aggression , even though he may feel he is doing the right thing , might wonder whether others look down on him and be tempted to behave as others think he should .
22	He is convinced he is doing the right thing , despite the disapproval of the church authorities .
23	He 's done a great job — and it was a real labour of love , ’ says Mary Jane .
24	The Computer Programmer threw his bat down , in the reckless manner allowed only to one who knows he 's done a good batting job and is respected by his fellows .
25	‘ I 'm a great disciplinarian , I 'm tough on politeness and all that , but at the end of the day he 's done a good job on himself .
26	‘ That 's because he 's been part of the package that won the championship , he 's done a phenomenal job and at the moment , he 's quicker in testing than Prost . ’
27	He 's done a big bucketful for me ! ’
28	But the 27-year-old firmly believes he 's done the right thing .
29	He 's done the same thing with the torture scene .
30	He 's only thirty-four , and he 's done the same thing all over the Far East , taking over struggling and usually amateur or pirate radio stations like this one once was , and putting in people like me who pull commercial sponsorship because we draw listeners .