Example sentences of "[vb mod] do [pron] [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 | If only Maxwell could be more … if only they could stay awake … if only Maxwell could be with her at three thirty in the afternoon , when they might do it like the old days … |
| 5 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 6 | No , I wo n't do it then I 'll do it I 'll do it in the early evening when no one 's too drunk . |
| 7 | We thought it was so good that we 'd do it for the old people 's home . |
| 8 | I thought we 'd do it in the fresh air rather than in the car , cos it just means |
| 9 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 10 | Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | We could do it on the National Health . |
| 14 | ‘ To get my 150th would be another landmark and it would be nice if I could do it in the Premier League . ’ |
| 15 | And you could do that in the all the rest area , you could do it in the whole club to be honest . |
| 16 | So I spent two years in the mother and baby home , then , and decided that if I was going to stay in social work , then I would erm be better a able to help people if I could do it from the theoretical background as well as the feeling erm background er of my own my own personal feelings . |
| 17 | We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 20 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 21 | Last night , Barnet assistant manager Eddie Stein rejected Flashman 's offer of Fry 's job on a full-time basis , although he will do it until the New Year , when the offer might be repeated . |
| 22 | Community leaders have little expectation that the new government will do anything about the inner-city areas where most blacks and Asians live . |
| 23 | 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 . " |
| 24 | It is already happening in New Zealand where you can qualify for a remission of 60 if you dig the grave yourself , provided you can do it to the proper standards as prescribed by the local district council and bring your own tools . |
| 25 | we want it done in both directions , there 's no way you can do it on the main line |
| 26 | There are a whole lot of players who can go out there and knock balls in all over the place , score wonderful great big one four sevens and centuries and things of this nature , but what makes the , the good player an excellent player , is the player who can do it on the big occasion . |
| 27 | If he can do it in the Baltic lands , he can do it elsewhere . |
| 28 | If they can do it in the far North , surely I can do it in the South ? ’ |
| 29 | If they can do it in the far North , surely I can do it in the South ? |