Example sentences of "they do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are too scared to hug them in case that innocent action is misinterpreted , and too scared to smack them when they do wrong in case they are accused of assault . |
| 2 | To the extent that functioning markets have emerged — notably in the car parks of every big city — they do little more than recycle the small supply of consumer goods . |
| 3 | If they do little else , these terms show that there is a great risk of over-simplifying the subject when the bald expressions ‘ cold-blooded ’ or ‘ warm-blooded ’ are used . |
| 4 | Many retired people expect to slow down , expect their health to deteriorate ; in fact , their expectations are so low they do little to make their lives full and interesting . |
| 5 | Social scientists seem to confuse the two , and because they oppose religion and are unbelievers , they do little work on religion in human societies . |
| 6 | This is the sense in which they do little more than ‘ raise red flags ’ . |
| 7 | Modest measures to help the long-term unemployed back to work are laudable in all but their modesty ; they do little to make the employed feel more secure . |
| 8 | If such treatments could eradicate the symptoms in a large proportion of patients it would be a different matter , but they do not-in most patients , they simply reduce the symptoms to a more manageable level . |
| 9 | They do nice work . |
| 10 | ‘ Even your shiksas go down the drain when they do n't tickle your fancy anymore . ’ |
| 11 | So in earnest are they that they do n't even recognise that being in earnest is the act . |
| 12 | They do n't direct us to the late survival of a gypsy paradise . |
| 13 | But these mortgage companies , they do n't want to know … |
| 14 | But they do n't want more money , ; it 's like me , is n't it ? |
| 15 | Most of your technical tutors will be seeing everything you do , and deriving what they need to know from it ; they do n't want to find you confused by criticism from senior students which might not be helpful to you at this point . |
| 16 | Make sure they do n't create too much mischief . |
| 17 | Except he was a German and they do n't play cricket . |
| 18 | At the moment , they do n't seem to want to listen . |
| 19 | It 's run by a private charity and they do n't normally accept referrals from outsiders but they did n't want to be too dogmatic about that . ’ |
| 20 | They do n't know their north from their east from their west from … , |
| 21 | Ensure that they do n't dry out . |
| 22 | They do n't feed when the water is cold however , and will survive through winter without feeding . |
| 23 | Allow timber containers to absorb some moisture outside first , so they do n't draw it from the fruit and cause it to shrivel . |
| 24 | Although triploids can be pollinated by any other variety flowering at the same time , they do n't produce any pollen of their own . |
| 25 | Since they do n't have problems landing on their gliding site , they do n't see why there should be any particular problem landing elsewhere . |
| 26 | Since they do n't have problems landing on their gliding site , they do n't see why there should be any particular problem landing elsewhere . |
| 27 | The inexperienced pilots often try to soar in unusable lift , and they concentrate so hard that they do n't recognise that they are drifting away and are not going to get back to the field . |
| 28 | Some because they do n't get along with their parents . |
| 29 | ‘ They do n't call me bitch for nothing . |
| 30 | Ensure that your fingernails and toenails are clean and are cut short so that they do n't pose a danger to the opponent . |