Example sentences of "they did [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they did that for the school children |
| 2 | Although Nicholas 's victories over the Persians in 1828 and the Ottoman Empire in 1829 had made him temporarily safe from international complications in this area , they did little for the extension of Russian control over the peoples who lived to the north of Georgia . |
| 3 | What they had not done when the Celts were plundering Greece and Asia Minor , they did later for the benefit of the Romans . |
| 4 | I 'm not knocking Mr Venables , but they did most of the work in the season anyway . |
| 5 | I 'm not knocking Mr Venables but they did most of the work in the season anyway . |