Example sentences of "do this [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will continue to reduce tax burdens on business , as we have done this year for the motor industry , whenever it is possible to do so . |
| 2 | during the break , after we had done this segment of the film and had gone into the canteen for lunch , all the people who had been working on the film were whistling the song . |
| 3 | Her tone betrayed the fact that she had been keyed up about it ever since the procedure had been done this morning at the obstetrician 's consulting-rooms , and Belinda hoped Faye had been keeping careful tabs on her blood-sugar level in case it was being affected by her mood . |
| 4 | Ties can be literally of make or break importance , and many a fine tree is scarred for life and ruined by carelessness and neglect , purely as a result of not doing this part of the job properly . |
| 5 | As a user tip , it is worth doing this manipulation off the page otherwise the text is continually trying to re-format itself . |
| 6 | He believes in his heart and conscience , as I do , that the Government are doing this thing without the consent of the country , that in pressing it forward without the approval of the country they are as much a revolutionary committee as President Huerta who governs Mexico . |
| 7 | Why not get used to doing this stretch throughout the day — especially if you have been sitting in the same position for any length of time ? |
| 8 | It was a hand sort of saw that they did this ripping of the wood with . |
| 9 | Your name will be imperishable if you do this thing in the name of peace . |
| 10 | Where does this difference between the past and the future come from ? |