Example sentences of "[vb mod] do [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone . |
| 2 | If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service . |
| 3 | Right , and let's do one on the other one as well . |
| 4 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 5 | Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him . |
| 6 | She could do nothing about the cold or the slick damp that covered the walls , but she had gathered as much straw as she could and had made a bed in the driest of the cells . |
| 7 | She saw Naylor 's sharp glance go over her , but , while she quickly lowered her glance , she could do nothing about the unexpected riot of colour that flooded her face . |
| 8 | A Reagan administration in Sacramento , the voters were led to believe , would do something about the rising tide of crime in the state , would take people off welfare and put them to work and , above all else , it would get the government off the people 's back . |
| 9 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 10 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 11 | Community leaders have little expectation that the new government will do anything about the inner-city areas where most blacks and Asians live . |
| 12 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |