Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] do the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happiness is an emotional response that has become built into us and the horse for doing the right thing biologically . |
| 2 | Are you still finding yourself in a condition where the model is sitting quite happily in the hover some distance away , but you are reluctant to apply some control input for fear of doing the wrong thing ? |
| 3 | Focusing on the small-time hood ( Danny Aiello , the pizza parlour boss of Do The Right Thing ) who shot Oswald , this winds up as a daft romance . |
| 4 | It 's not a question of a C change on the part of anyone , it 's a question of doing the right thing for the future . |
| 5 | Hope we have n't spoilt your you have n't spoilt lunch by doing the statistical check . |
| 6 | An architecture centre is in danger of doing the same thing and , to that extent , is distinctly against the interests of the membership as a whole . |
| 7 | He brought these to a fitting conclusion by doing the Advanced Course in Creative Writing , which was open only to students selected on merit . |
| 8 | That links to a question I 'd very much like to put to you , Geoffrey , and that is the British concept of doing the decent thing — I have the impression that that is almost the uniquely British concept . |
| 9 | If you meet people from other countries , they understand what you mean if you say to do the legal thing , or the just thing , or the right thing , in certain ways , but it seems to me to be a slightly soggy , but nevertheless very important , British concept of doing the decent thing , which may be just , may be legal , may not be either of those two , but the British man has a very clear sense of what it entails . |
| 10 | Typically , contractors claim that they did not and need not have allowed in their tender for doing the disputed work . |
| 11 | Erm , so that 's why I put down six , so , you could also put , you know , if you want to , it all down to the matter of doing the same job , |
| 12 | Doing the right thing for the wrong reason v. doing the wrong thing for the right reason . |
| 13 | It has assumed " the system as before " , but with trimmings , and this can be seen in the very use of the phrase " audio-visual aids " , a term which presupposes a type of use , as an adjunct , an added extra , a novel way of doing the same thing . |
| 14 | While the prospect of cycling through York is attractive the idea of doing the same thing in Newcastle or Middlesbrough does not have quite the same allure . |