Example sentences of "do [verb] some [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Euric did take some of the advice offered . |
| 2 | The theories and models considered , whilst by no means presenting clear answers , do go some of the way towards exploring that realm full of complexity and uncertainty with which this chapter began . |
| 3 | In the event the opera came to nothing , although Mozart did write some of the music for a ballet entitled Les Petits Riens . |
| 4 | But you do get some from the top . |
| 5 | However , I did not make the wedding but I did get some of the grog and a piece of the cake , and kissed the bride by proxy ( her maid of honour was stand-in ) . |
| 6 | We may reasonably think that the vase-picture of the Underworld does bring us really close to the composition of a lost wall-painting , but it is adapted to the small , curved surface of a pot ( though , being a calyx-krater , the curve is only horizontal , and it does retain some of the character of a wall ) , and there are other important differences , in particular the nature of the red-figure technique . |