Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] do a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may need to do a complete revision of an existing pedagogical grammar , so that it may be of greater use for the language learning programmes of your colleagues . |
| 2 | Is not the Minister deeply ashamed that he intends to carry on with that cruel and stupid tax instead of scrapping it , as he should have done a long time ago ? |
| 3 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 4 | Although there was never a great deal of action , at one time the firm must have done a fair trade as old Mr. Talbot was reputed to be a very wealthy man . |
| 5 | I had been employed at Jersey House for about two and a half years when I was approached to see if I might like to do a little cleaning work to earn some overtime . |
| 6 | We 'll have to do a little detective work on it . |
| 7 | he might have done a roast dinner and that they |
| 8 | He eyes me , thinking that , although I might have done a few things in the Arctic , I am still a tiny lad without any fat ; he decides that it will be just a few minutes . |
| 9 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
| 10 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 11 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 12 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 13 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 14 | Which means , if you 'd care to do a simple sum — ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd love to do a real bimbo role , but I do n't look like one , ’ she explains . |
| 16 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc , however , says it may have to do a Pentium-specific version of its Unix operating system . |
| 17 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 18 | ‘ I would have done a great deal more , Hilary , ’ he told her seriously . |
| 19 | Looking back , they would have done a few things quite differently , but they certainly did not conform to the view taken by some authorities that they encountered , that they are children who have ruined their lives and wasted their education . |
| 20 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 21 | ‘ I am capable of cooking for myself , ’ he assured her stiffly , and she knew she would have to do a little begging to keep him from another burst of anger . |
| 22 | And we 're always revising that picture of the past , in other words , somebody else in twenty-five years ' time will have to do a different kind of social history . |