Example sentences of "they do [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some regard what they do simply as a form of legitimate adult play , while others take it far more seriously and see themselves as going beyond present human limitations , journeying into a new galaxy of knowledge in a way which they find at least as exciting as the exploration of deep space . |
| 2 | He stands straight , like they do just before the game . |
| 3 | The final point , which is related to the previous point , is that it is a mystery to some people why , despite the fact they do well in the squad , they still do n't get selected . |
| 4 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
| 5 | Some students with pre-RAF flight training can skip a level and go directly to the Tucano , leaping as they do so into a world far distant from general aviation . |
| 6 | However , the world 's preponderance of very poor people want to get richer as quickly as they can and are probably not too concerned if they do so at the expense of the environment . |
| 7 | As NOSTRO accounts increase , they do so at the expense of US domestic bank accounts . |
| 8 | Teachers must rise to the task of making sure that when parents come to judge schools they do so in a way which identifies — and , in so doing , promotes — genuine quality . |
| 9 | People do give support to their kin but they do so in a way which is patchy , possibly idiosyncratic , and which certainly can not be predicted simply from knowing how they are related to each other . |