Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] do [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Where he does so the court associate must , at the conclusion of the trial , record that opinion in his certificate so that an appropriate reduction may be considered ( Ord 35 , r 10A ) .
2 If you did then the chances are that all your service will count for family benefits .
3 He said : ‘ If we do well the rewards will be good .
4 Straightforward electronic testing of the assembly , that is , seeing if it does all the things it should , is slow , costly and may still fail to reveal some imperfections .
5 If it does so the provisions of section 80A apply instead of those in subsections ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of section 80 and the authority can be given for any fixed period or indefinitely though it can be revoked at any time .
6 If it does then the term will be effectively promoted to the rank of condition with all that that entails , otherwise it will be classed as a warranty .
7 If it does then the product , in conjunction with a page printer that speaks the same language , will be almost infinitely more powerful than one that does n't .
8 Firstly that Britain would never end immigration altogether ( even if it ended black immigration ) , because if it did so the economy might not survive its periodic labour shortages .
9 ‘ No — what I mean is — if he 's sitting at home while you do all the work , why is n't he happy ?
10 And as I did so the abuse gathered pace .
11 When you do all the sums and move all the money from pocket to pocket it looks as if there is an increase of between 2 to 2.5 per cent and that is almost the difference between the previous inflation forecast of 3.5 per cent and the present inflation forecast of 5.75 per cent .
12 ‘ Open your eyes , ’ he commanded huskily , and when she did so the look on his face set her blood racing .
13 When she did so the church was a blur of colours and streakings of light .
14 She stood there beside him , acknowledging the marvellous presence of the terns , and as she did so the thought came to her that striped shirt , and pink tie , and Julia of the leather skirt , presumably passed them by five days a week without knowing that they did so .
15 She almost staggered back to the kitchen table and sat down and as she did so the kitchen clock struck nine .
16 She snatched at the handle and as she did so the parcel slipped .
17 As she did so the sunlight that was splashing through the trees along the track , caught that part of her hair that was not covered and , ill as she obviously was , it shone like pale gold , as if it was a source not reflection , of light .
18 These elephants are trained to make obeisance to the Sultan and incline their heads , and when they do so the Chamberlain cries in a loud voice : ‘ Bismillah ! ’
19 As they did so the spotlights , under the control of the newsreel cameras , swung round to illuminate the fracas , leaving Mosley in twilight .
20 The World Championships crept gradually nearer , and as they did so the relay running order began to get to me .
21 Of course , the holders of irredeemable stock were not obliged to exchange it for South Sea stock , but as fast as they did so the company would issue an equal amount of its stock .
22 As they do so the male arches his back and draws his sexual opening adjacent to that of the female .
23 As they do so the Talabec deposits the black soil of the Middle Mountains and a vast area of mud-flats is formed .
24 Food processors have revolutionised some people 's lives because they take all the effort out of preparing food , as they do all the chopping , slicing , grating , blending , whisking , and kneading incredibly fast .
25 Successful salesmen in bucket shops scorn weak or moralising colleagues , just as they do all the clients .
26 The plaintiff objected to paying the tolls , and on the first occasion when he did so the owner seized his goods .
27 As it does so the timbers expand .
28 As it did so the door swung open .
29 As it did so the valley floor gradually rose above sea level .
30 The train started , moved forward on a smooth glide , and as it did so the iron claws embraced her , like the appendages of a monster .
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