Example sentences of "doing [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now obviously this can happen a bit , but I do n't think , on the whole it happens very much , at least certainly not in a way that matters erm I do n't think it does matter if people change things a little bit , because erm but on the whole people are doing things in the way that they 're doing them erm because they 've got accustomed to doing them that way and that 's the way that they 've planned it , and that 's the way that it comes out as a result of all of those pressures that there are on them . |
| 2 | Am I doing them any harm ? |
| 3 | People used to have an instinctive feeling that all that waste matter hanging around inside them could not be doing them any good . |
| 4 | Is he doing them this year ? |
| 5 | it was n't doing me any good because it was |
| 6 | They 're all saying , it 's not doing me any good . |
| 7 | what you doing you daft cat ? |
| 8 | The kitchen salesman who offers you a ridiculously large discount is probably not doing you any favours . |
| 9 | ‘ Gloria was n't doing you any good . ’ |
| 10 | But I do n't think it 's doing you any good , sitting up here on your own . |
| 11 | It 's not doing you any good . |
| 12 | what you doing you sexy woman ? |
| 13 | This is to certify that Color Serjeant Nicholl served in the Grenadier Company of the King 's Regiment for twenty one years , and being myself one of the Officers of the Company during the greatest part of that period , I have consequently had an opportunity for closely observing his character and conduct , therefore it is but doing him that justice which his uniformly good behaviour merits , to state that I have never ( in his station in life ) met with a more truly steady or strictly honest a man . |
| 14 | Sally tried to persuade him to stop but he said it was n't doing him any harm , even though he looked pale and drawn . |
| 15 | and he ha he has n't been trained up fully yet so he , you know but plus , the course he 's on at er college is n't doing him any good . |
| 16 | Well that 's silly comment ca n't be doing him any good ! |
| 17 | In fact , six out of ten mothers try to breastfeed but , because of problems they ca n't solve , only 26 per cent are still doing it six months later . |
| 18 | And they 've been doing it eighteen months longer than us . |
| 19 | Sure , I could adapt any song and get away with it , but I ca n't say I 'd be as satisfied doing it that way , and I certainly would n't choose to interpret those things on one guitar . ’ |
| 20 | Second , identifying other people 's best practices gives you the benefit of their knowledge and experience ; you do n't have to try to work out the best way of performing a particular task — you just learn from whoever is already doing it that way . |
| 21 | P.B. Yes , the trouble is in doing it that way Bob , you invariably do some damage to yourself . |
| 22 | But you you do n't want to you do n't want to see that you 're doing it that way . |
| 23 | So it 's more than a little interesting to note that today , they 're all doing it that way . |
| 24 | Erm and basically er the , the reason for doing it that way is that erm , I do n't want to set up a situation where erm I 'm some sort of expert and I er this is not a matching process , okay ? |
| 25 | And that 's what we got doing it that way . |
| 26 | So it 's more than a little interesting to note that today , they 're all doing it that way . |
| 27 | So that 's a bit tricky that , doing it that way , you 've got one over one hundredth . |
| 28 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 29 | I 'm doing it that way . |
| 30 | but by doing it that way , I mean I Phyl was er bowling Tuesday night and I said I was probably having a meal out anyway |