Example sentences of "do [adv] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 the Labour Party in Leeds had done quite a lot of work in support of the Spanish Government .
2 Yes , it 'll be worth following that up , cos that 's , that 's one of the erm , they , they 've done quite a lot of work of Amnesty and general studies in the past , there was a sheet of sort of quotes of , how good the Amnesty was , and there was one from the teacher at Birchwood or what , what 's Margaret Dane School , so erm , yes , if , if you could definitely follow that up erm John
3 Well , it is really strange , because I 've done quite a lot of stage work , but it 's funny because a lot of people — even other film actors — do n't know about it .
4 ’ Locally , they can do quite a lot of damage .
5 When we 're away though next week , I think they 'll do quite a lot of stuff inside and But they 're doing some for The same team are doing some friends of ours on Main Road and of course most of the people are down there .
6 It is quite possible , then , that my employer fully expects me to respond to his bantering in a like manner , and considers my failure to do so a form of negligence .
7 So he would have had to do quite a lot of work .
8 Well , as you know , when I was a novice I used to do quite a lot of teaching , because the nuns were short-handed , and it was useful practice .
9 She had by that time , however , had a whole week in which to do quite a lot of thinking .
10 ‘ I 'm doing quite a lot of work behind the scenes and talking to various people but I 'm not rushing into anything .
11 Lately George has been doing quite a lot of libel , where there is also a jury to persuade and headlines to be had .
12 ‘ We 're doing quite a lot of research in most of these areas — though of course we all agree we ought to do more .
13 On the other , members often say that they do n't feel involved ; that committees do all the work without reference to them .
14 From time to time Osman turned and gesticulated at the stretcher and every time he did so a cry of anger rose from the crowd .
15 The great man paced back and forth , uttering as he did so a formula of annexation appropriate to the moment :
16 In view of that , did not the Secretary of State pause to conclude that whatever NATO may require , there is no requirement for the United Kingdom to have its own tactical air-to-surface missile ?
17 Do not the Secretary of State 's earlier answers make it clear that his vision of Britain in the future is a low-wage economy with the worst employment conditions in Europe ?
18 Again , the editors did n't the Son of Righteousness .
19 Alright , no , we 've got er , I do n't a bit down game , that 's wrong , you know your territory , do you just have one territory , Jack ?
20 We are publicized anyway by Eurostep and they do quite a lot of publicity — how effective their publicity is I do n't know , but we our publicity is as a back up to existing publicity .
21 I give lectures in the autumn , I do quite a lot of management seminars and inspirational speaking at sales conferences .
22 you put your glasses on to try and see , and you ca n't pluck the eyebrows because the glasses are in the way so we do quite a lot of eyebrow trimming , erm at salon .
23 They do quite a lot of stuff in there .
24 ‘ We also did quite a bit of work with Kevin Killen .
25 I had it in an Anvil case , and a shipping crate built for it which cost almost as much as the amp did originally , and it got thrown or dropped real badly , did quite a bit of damage to it .
26 Mind you , it looks as if they did quite a bit of homework and know kelly is a converted winger …
27 Large quantities of gas may be involved in the eruption of basaltic lavas ; when the lava is below ground , the gas is kept in solution in the molten rock , when the pressure on the lava is reduced the gases come out of solution and bubbles form , just as they do when a bottle of champagne is opened .
28 Does not a Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food report show that production of early potatoes fell considerably , and that meant an increase in price ?
29 Does not the Secretary of State understand that it is precisely because the TGWU is so committed to effective training and the future expansion of British industry that it is not prepared to give credence to the Government 's sham arrangements ?
30 As Italy invests £63 per head , Germany £41 per head and this country only £24 per head in the railways , does not the Secretary of State have a teeny-weeny twinge of conscience when he hears of railway accidents ?
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