Example sentences of "[modal v] do [indef pn] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence one diamond doubled is definitely not going to be a good contract , and you must do something to improve the situation . |
| 2 | Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years . |
| 3 | Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years . |
| 4 | We must do something to make the country cheerful in wintertime . ’ |
| 5 | She must do nothing to antagonise the bitches . |
| 6 | Now the opportunity had once again been given to them , she felt that they must do nothing to jeopardise the future . |
| 7 | Also , the manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist 's career , while the artist should do nothing to jeopardize the reputation of the manager . |
| 8 | The ‘ Decade of Evangelism ’ may do something to refresh the parts other influences ca n't reach , but even this new drive has critics among those who do n't want the Church to become a ‘ holy disco . ’ |
| 9 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 10 | I 've known very independent career women who 'd do anything to reach the top , but when they have a baby they suddenly decide to take two years out . |
| 11 | You 'd do anything to break the boredom of the beat . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 13 | The man representing the government washed his hands of responsibility , he could do nothing to meet the striker 's demands , he said , because Moscow would n't let him . |
| 14 | The London Borough of Lambeth says its SSD could do nothing to prevent the death of a 15-year-old girl on her return from Ireland . |
| 15 | You could do anything to feed the children , to keep the family fed or clothed . |
| 16 | Louis Gerstner , the new head of IBM , told aggrieved shareholders he would do everything to restore the computer giant to health . |
| 17 | The development of a business park on this site would not help the local community because of the need for unskilled/semi-skilled work , and it would do nothing to improve the environment for the residents of this area , with the use of the water frontage lost . |
| 18 | If giving or withholding this responsibility were possible options in a one-person game , then this criterion would do nothing to counter the charge of arbitrariness but I have already argued that they are not and could not be . |
| 19 | He had also quickly grasped that the islanders would do nothing to endanger the safety of Sycorax . |
| 20 | Moreover , the achievement of equal retirement ages , when it eventually comes , though significant , would do nothing to remove the tyranny of fixed age retirement for both women and men . |
| 21 | Elisabeth would do nothing to modify the arrangement of anything planned and executed by her parents . |
| 22 | Voice of Israel radio reported on Sept. 16 that Qian had assured Peres that China " would do nothing to complicate the situation " in the Middle East , adding that Israel 's relations with China " have made headway " . |
| 23 | He argued , along with Balcon , Pearson and Woolf , that it would do nothing to achieve the FBI 's objectives . |
| 24 | Asquith then made it clear that he would do nothing to assist the Conservatives . |
| 25 | As you were quick enough to remind me , we swore we would do anything to bring the killer to justice . |
| 26 | She had known her father to be a kindly man : he would do anything to keep the peace and keep people happy . |
| 27 | If she is in breach of these and will do nothing to remedy the situation check with other neighbours , to see if they are suffering from any soot fallout on washing lines and so on . |
| 28 | The Bill will do nothing to assist the settlement of refugees in the United Kingdom . |
| 29 | I THINK I can safely say that Peter Greenaway 's latest film will do nothing to increase the appreciation of food in this country . |
| 30 | The land borders on the edge of the green belt , and the proposed development of houses , no matter how luxurious you intend them to be , will do nothing to enhance the area . |