Example sentences of "doing [pron] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Did n't Cloughie get done for doing something similar a few years ago when he chinned the Forest fan who 'd run on the pitch ( later kissed him but brought out one of the all-time commentators classics from Greavesie when he said ‘ It was the first time the shit really had hit the fan ’ ) . |
2 | We all like to award ourselves a little extra something if we give up smoking or lose half a stone , so why not allow the child who is doing something difficult an incentive ? |
3 | If you want to know the correct way to squat , then just watch a child of two or three because they are doing it all the time . |
4 | It 's ‘ Thou hast already and , this being the case , thou mightest as well go on doing it , since if thou doth n't , it might be bad for thine psyche , and anyway if we told thee not to , thou wouldst accuse us of being prejudiced and go on doing it all the same . ’ |
5 | Why , why is everyone rushing off doing it all the time ? |
6 | But erm I , I think a midwife , a good midwife , is every bit as good as a doctor because she 's doing it all the time . |
7 | I mean , other thing we really need to all , er you see , when I was working at it , and when we were doing it all the time |
8 | He was doing it all the while and they went Keith ! |
9 | and you sort of say , do you think it would be useful if we talked about reception because that 's something y you 're not doing quite as frequently but it 's obviously , it must be difficult for you to fit in to that because you 're not doing it all the time . |
10 | ‘ There are n't any , look , I mean , honestly … you 'd be doing us such a — you see , the Duchess of York 's got your name in her speech and we do n't want to … |
11 | He had said this as if he was doing us all a big favour . |