Example sentences of "do to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Suez event was a parting of many ways ; but justice is not done to their complexity by perceiving it as merely the last spasm of an Empire-orientated Britain , a Britain conditioned to regard ‘ losing out in the Middle East ’ as immediate destruction . |
| 2 | The damage done to their morale could be irreparable . |
| 3 | A de-clawed cat is a maimed cat and anyone considering having the operation done to their pet should think again . |
| 4 | If they do n't comply , damage is sometimes done to their house , path or car . |
| 5 | When people are within the vicious cycle of stress , their top priority becomes limiting the damage that is being done to their self-esteem . |
| 6 | Black-fletched arrows hit Dwarf and Night Goblin alike , but the archers carried on shooting regardless , ignoring the hurt done to their fellows . |
| 7 | The plaintiffs failed to recover as no tangible injury had been done to their property — no apparatus had been damaged . |
| 8 | If a wife reported the matter to the police , her children ‘ might resent what she had done to their father ’ . |
| 9 | And for all he knew , pro-Syrian elements , the Lebanese Forces and other narco-terrorist groups were also still looking to revenge themselves for the damage that he and the Asmar cell had done to their drugs , arms and hostage-taking operations in Beirut . |
| 10 | This is extremely manipulative as the crowds also want everything to be done to their advantage , for their country . |
| 11 | I mean , if somebody was petrified of setting eyes on the youth again , then it would n't do them much good , for him to be sent to make good what damage he 's done to their house , or , |
| 12 | In the aftermath of Suez , Britain had no other option but to try to repair the damage done to her trans-Atlantic anchor cables and to accept her position as an offshore island of the United States . |
| 13 | Charles I made her this out of guilt at the wrong done to her husband , Robert Dudley , son of Elizabeth I 's Earl of Leicester , whom a conspiracy had robbed of legitimacy and titles . |
| 14 | The most famous instance is Lady Mary Wortley Montagu , whose ‘ Saturday ’ eclogue describes a woman in despair over the damage smallpox has done to her face . |
| 15 | ‘ Norma was afraid of having anything too drastic done to her hair , ’ he said . |
| 16 | It did n't matter how old she was , or what her personal wishes were , when her father saw what she had done to her hair he would undoubtedly try to murder her . |
| 17 | Meanwhile in Egypt Isis had heard what Seth had done to her husband and in great distress she set out to find him . |
| 18 | As she had done to her teacher yesterday . |
| 19 | Provided a breastfeeding mother looks after herself by wearing a good supporting bra , no further damage should be done to her figure . |
| 20 | And look what our dog has done to her leg ! |
| 21 | Turning to stare at Ellie , who was rather horrified by Phena 's behaviour — something she would never have done to her own mother — she accused , ‘ You 're his granddaughter ! ’ |
| 22 | Does she recognise that the inequity and injustice done to her party through , for example , no Conservative Members of Parliament being returned in 12 Glasgow constituencies would be redressed by the granting of proportional representation throughout the United Kingdom ? |
| 23 | Angy had been stabbed in the throat and that 's exactly what he 'd done to her portrait … he was afraid that would all come out and everyone would think he 'd done it . ’ |
| 24 | Suzannah 's mother Cassie said she wanted to shoot Downey for what he had done to her eldest daughter . |
| 25 | Matters then came to a head and after dropping her baby the mother was distraught about what she had done to her child . |
| 26 | The doctor had been he 's seen her and he told her it 's a hormone deficiency , nothing to what she done to her hair |
| 27 | everyone thinks she 's sat there what 's she done to her head ? |
| 28 | A ship which was to be used mainly for conveying animals abroad needed work done to its hold : special hurdles , for instance , were required to accommodate horses . |
| 29 | And I found that he was universally right — by which I mean that I was answerable in my body and in my heart for what was done to my brother . |
| 30 | The Great Spirit … seemed to be looking some other way , and did not see what was being done to my people . |