Example sentences of "do a [adj] amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | as far as part time work goes and supply work , because erm that work is sort of quite spasmodic I suppose it can be I mean some people do a regular amount some do bits here and there . |
| 2 | Mum was getting on by this time and her own health was n't excellent , and I moved to Manchester so we could be near the RMCH where they do a vast amount with CF. We hired a retired nurse to act as housekeeper and she did his physio when I was n't there , and between us we managed to keep him going . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do a certain amount of television , ’ he said offhandedly , with a slight disclaiming smile . |
| 4 | But there is a major flaw that was pointed out when we had our last discussion about counting that alongside other factors , that you do a certain amount of work dependent on what your current staffing levels are . |
| 5 | And they do a certain amount of harm . ’ |
| 6 | I do indeed pay tribute to over one thousand two hundred top business and community leaders who serve on our eighty two training and enterprise councils and who indeed is quite right in er earmarking , do a tremendous amount of work on equal opportunities . |
| 7 | They both do a considerable amount of travelling , since Marie likes to check the Brasserie 's takings and George does n't want to lose touch with L'Auberge 's customers , and this adds to their fatigue . |
| 8 | Although Haslam has been obliged to cut back on business travel , he and his wife still do a fair amount of travel for personal pleasure and grab as many long weekends as they can to get away from it all , making flying visits to the Mediterranean . |
| 9 | I do a fair amount of charitable work — I was president of the BMC which I really enjoyed doing and I 'm president designate of the Council for National Parks which will come up in October . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's the head office of a company I do a fair amount of work for , ’ he explained as the floor numbers ticked silently across the display above the door . |
| 11 | I do a fair amount of employment yes . |
| 12 | Oh they 'll take er do a fair amount of work but erm I think , certainly as far as the hedge is concerned |