Example sentences of "[noun sg] do the [det] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His achievements to date were listed : charges laid on the railway in the Tobruk area on the night of 14 October ; a failed attempt to do the same near Sidi Barani which resulted in the death of the patrol commander , Lieutenant Shorten ; two further breaks in the railway on 24 October ; nine breaks on 29 October , and finally another attack on the track on 31 October . |
| 2 | If traditional metaphor brings together two semantic fields by means of a similarity of signifieds , then the pun does the same by virtue of a homonymy or similarity of signifiers . |
| 3 | It was a pity he did n't get the opportunity to do the same against France in the final . |
| 4 | And now it has launched a Home Emergency Service to do the same for homeowners . |
| 5 | The Habsburgs thus tried to isolate the various movements of national autonomy from their peasant base , and the Russian tsar did the same in Poland . |
| 6 | On several occasions , we have invited former members of staff to launch previews , and I am sure it is a good idea to do the same at Lyons farm . |
| 7 | The kid brother went on to make a moderate fortune doing the same with golf balls and golf clubs . |