Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] do the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd like my fiancé to do the traditional thing and ask my father for his permission to marry me , but he says that no one does this any more . |
| 2 | That 's how people live these days , you know , my daughter did the same thing with her husband , you know , they 're in a |
| 3 | , my mother does the same thing , no . |
| 4 | Many parents comment that their child did the complete opposite of what was asked for several months and so the parents learned to say the opposite of what they wanted , for example , ‘ I really do n't want you to put your pyjamas on now ’ , or ‘ I do n't think you can eat all of that food ’ . |
| 5 | Would n't he prefer the blushing apple of his eye to do the decent thing ? |
| 6 | This , Uzzell reckons , has several benefits — it motivates his company to do the best job possible ; it instills confidence in the customer ; and , best of all , if targets are exceeded , both parties reap the benefits . |
| 7 | A worthwhile person is always confident : he does not feel uncertain about the effects of his actions or doubt his ability to do the right thing . |
| 8 | One person who spends much of his time doing the same thing is Master of Wine Tim Hanni from the Beringer Vineyards School for American Chefs . |
| 9 | Your father did the right thing by you did n't he , he helped you over the court case . |