Example sentences of "[was/were] do [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were doing everything by the book . |
| 2 | I think I think there was som some sent to Chester for example , I think they were doing something in the cathedral in Chester . |
| 3 | An editorial recently went so far as to say that more important than establishing a framework for research and development was doing something about the failure to disseminate and apply existing knowledge . |
| 4 | He did n't even look up , he was doing something with the cafetière . |
| 5 | However , one afternoon perhaps two weeks after our conversation in my pantry , I was doing something in the library when Miss Kenton came in and said : |
| 6 | ‘ I was doing nothing of the kind , ’ she denied crossly , turning to face him . |
| 7 | ‘ I was doing nothing of the sort ! |
| 8 | Giles recalls one remark when Montini was criticizing the De Gasperi Christian Democratic government for inaction while denying that he was doing anything of the kind ( a typical Montini ploy ) : ‘ In political questions the Church has to be general , just as in religious matters she can not afford not to be particular ’ ( ibid. , p. 109 ) . |