Example sentences of "do [adj] thing [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the occasional bath with bath oil and a relaxed soak , followed by body lotion lovingly applied , can do great things for the morale and help the appearance too . |
| 2 | There is also , of course , Beck Hall across the Clapper Bridge , which does afternoon teas and is a grand spot to sit with your scones and jam and good strong tea in the sun watching the ducks do ducky things in the water . |
| 3 | The idea that God is good might owe a great deal in those traditions to a view that God has done good things in the world Himself — that God Himself is in some way an actor on the world stage . |
| 4 | I do n't think the I do n't think the D T I would have issued a investment management certificate to Robert Maxwell you know because he 'd done naughty things in the past , so he just would n't have got the certificate . |
| 5 | They are used by the publicity departments of large commercial organisations to do clever things with the truth . |
| 6 | The added advantage for parents is that they can listen to audio tapes in the car on their way to work or as a background while they are busy doing other things around the house . |
| 7 | In those days , too , when the guests entered they crossed between me and the cameras , which did strange things to the perspective . |
| 8 | It seemed cosy and welcoming , though suddenly red gingham — the same pattern as those tablecloths that had become beds and togas — did funny things in the region of her heart . |
| 9 | Its shape did unpleasant things to the eye . |
| 10 | We drank in pubs , played fruit machines , went dancing , saw films , did silly things on the spur of the moment if we felt like it . |
| 11 | Jocelyn Dimbleby does great things with the sort of dishes I like . |