Example sentences of "do a [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only that someone had done a stupid thing , from his point of view . |
| 2 | John Walford 's fate spoke powerfully of life 's arbitrary horror , and of destruction brought down on a good and generous man who had done a terrible thing , but ‘ without fore-intending it ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've done a terrible thing , John , ’ Estabrook said . |
| 4 | I 've done a terrible thing and I 'm being chased right now Vic well more or less like you know . |
| 5 | When anyone suggests , as people will , that they have done a great thing for Anna , Tony and Christine are quick to reply that it has been a great thing , also , for them . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've done a daft thing , ’ said Bella , her thin lips trembling . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've done a daft thing , ’ she said again . |
| 8 | Willie Carson will also resting easy after suggestions that he had been wrong to bring about the withdrawal of the red-hot favourite , Superoo , before the start of Ascot 's opening event on Saturday , having done a similar thing with the favourite , Red Paddy , before the Royal Hunt Cup . |
| 9 | But of course , ’ his tone flayed like a whip , ‘ you 've never done a dishonest thing in your life . ’ |
| 10 | And he went on just across the road to Road Co-op and he bought a small loaf of bread which at that time would be about tuppence , and gave the old lady this small loaf about ten days afterwards he called again , he said , he said I 've come to see you again , now are you alright and so on , he said I 've done a foolish thing this morning , he said I 'm responsible for the flowers , altar flowers , he said and I 've left my wallet at my lodgings , and my landlady has gone down to for the day . |
| 11 | Yes , Arnold Thomas had done a bad thing in deserting him just when he needed him most , and he had been a rogue of the worst kind to have stolen money into the bargain ; but if he could only find his son , he would tell him that all was forgiven , and that he wanted him here , in his rightful place , at the helm of his father 's business . |
| 12 | He 'd never done a wrong thing |
| 13 | And that was why she had done a wrong thing , and that her thoughtlessness was selfish — a new idea for the spoilt and pampered girl McAllister had so recently been . |
| 14 | ‘ You , my boy , have done a wonderful thing for us and in return we wish to do something for you . |
| 15 | ‘ Jamie would never have done a silly thing like climbing up the archway . ’ |
| 16 | But I 've done a generalised thing that could be adapted . |
| 17 | First , every Act of Parliament , in effect , says that if a certain state of facts exists the tribunal may do a certain thing ; those facts are always for the relative decision of the tribunal . |
| 18 | So erm if you ask them why they do n't do a certain thing you get a very very elaborate argument about it , which is often very difficult to er to er criticize or , or , or attack . |
| 19 | No , but we can do a similar thing . |
| 20 | But let me just deal with labour and plant at the minute and we 'll see , we can do a similar thing . |
| 21 | ‘ He does n't do a damn thing for the good of mankind , but makes one hell of a fat living by buying cheap from one worker and selling the same thing dear to another worker . |
| 22 | He does n't do a damn thing , he does n't even pay his wife wages — I give up ! ’ |
| 23 | In the knowledge that so much of the central and parochial planning has been based on these kinds of projections , many ministers want to ignore the evidence from the past and present , and work in the hope that God will do a new thing . |
| 24 | But , then again , it does do a good thing , and I would n't be against giving them some support , |
| 25 | Er and these , these little exercises er are meant to give you erm they 're memory aids really , they 're not meant to be homework , they 're simply so as er you know like if you , you want to remember er a difficult name you can sometimes do a funny thing with it you know to , to remember it you know . |
| 26 | Well , she would do a brave thing , for once . |
| 27 | If , while we are praying for the Lord to do a new thing , we are failing to take action in areas where his intentions are perfectly clear and his resources for their implementation guaranteed , then he is unlikely to respond to our appeals to do more . |
| 28 | I promise to do my best : To obey the Law of the Brownies and to do a good thing every day . |
| 29 | In our last meeting John the need to do a little thing that would the district but I felt that because of the time pushing that wha , what 's his name has said about the erm the River |
| 30 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |