Example sentences of "do it [verb] [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only gradually did it dawn on those responsible that vigorous and determined nationalist organizations had grown up in the shadow of the Japanese , that these movements had flourished exceedingly in the vacuum left by the collapse of Japanese power , and that if the colonial regimes were to be reconstituted it could only be by force . |
| 2 | Everyone within earshot was listening , eyes concentrated on mine , heads bent forward — but what did it matter in this little world of shadows where all barriers were down . |
| 3 | Did it draw on some primal metaphor , some archetypal dream known the world over ? |
| 4 | If you give it more insects than it needs , what does it do with these extra insects ? |
| 5 | But neither does it depend on some higher authority or a social contract . |
| 6 | Neither , it seems , does it believe in new- fangled technology . |
| 7 | How does it come about that different substances are found in different parts of the body ? |
| 8 | And what applications does it have for other important nature conservation areas such as the AONBs , MNRs and ESAs ? |
| 9 | Then there is probably the thorniest problem of all : does the community trust in the professionalism of the police or does it insist on some greater say in its actions ? |