Example sentences of "something do [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real problem is getting something done about the cheap imports . ’ |
| 2 | BRAMSHOTT and Liphook parish councillors are continuing their fight in the long running battle to get something done about the notorious RUPP 45 , known also as The Hollow . |
| 3 | The only way to solve it is for something to be done to those four officers , something done to the Korean lady who shot the girl , something done to the Compton policeman who killed those two Samoan brothers … |
| 4 | what was I gon na say something to do about the racing car |
| 5 | At first he thought that the flash of light had been something to do with a passing car , possibly a reflection . |
| 6 | Am I being completely cynical in thinking that the Government 's announcement about the great increase in public expenditure has something to do with a general election ? |
| 7 | It had been something to do with a young girl being held against her will on a secluded stud farm , and there had been a mention of witchcraft and drugs . |
| 8 | You 're a very busy lady I know and I also believe that your area 's got some fantastic ideas for the seventy fifth , something to do with a special cake recipe . |
| 9 | It 's something to do with an extraordinary oddity in British history , compared to world history generally . |
| 10 | Neither at Syracuse nor at Cyrene did the native element , which consisted partly of nomads ( JRS , 1978 , p. 224 ) , much influence the quality of Greek culture , except that the need to impress the Libyan locals may have had something to do with the long survival of the Battiad kingship . |
| 11 | It 's probably something to do with the Froggy Davies business . ’ |
| 12 | Maybe it has something to do with the curious outlook he had on life . |
| 13 | Maybe it had something to do with the other dreams — the dreams of dead , dark lands and of huge , brilliant webs , stretched out like stringed beads , burning in the darkness of the sky . |
| 14 | Something to do with the average height of tombstones , he supposed . |
| 15 | The fact that Limone is so relaxing may have something to do with the proven fact that statistically , the residents of Limone live longer , with lower incidents of stress or heart disease ! |
| 16 | That has something to do with the indefinable thing called talent . |
| 17 | This generally has something to do with the actual failure , but it is possible that the fault is not accurately reflected in this message , so do n't assume that the problem is pin-pointed precisely every time by these messages . |
| 18 | ‘ Something to do with the middle ear . |
| 19 | This suggests that tantrums have something to do with the normal development of a child 's personality , rather than with the way they have been brought up — although the way they are handled can make things worse . |
| 20 | It 's thought that the weather has something to do with the renewed joyriding . |
| 21 | It 's thought that the weather has something to do with the renewed joyriding . |
| 22 | He stared at those closest him , trying to make some sense of the complex chains of symbols , then shrugged ; it was an alien language , all this , yet he had a sense that these shapes — the spirals and branching trees , the clusters and irregular pyramids-had something to do with the complex chemistry of the human body . |
| 23 | It had something to do with the black market and ration-books and the Men From The Ministry . |
| 24 | The disproportionately large numbers of recruits from Cheshire , and the martial reputation that the men from that county acquired , may have something to do with the successful recruiting drives organized by the Black Prince , who was Earl of Chester as well as Prince of Wales ; but it also , perhaps , reflected the problems of underemployment in a predominantly pastoral society . |
| 25 | It 's something to do with the new computer age of technology and space invaders and everything else . |
| 26 | They suffered from bronchial diseases — even the children — and Jane made herself unpopular by suggesting it might be something to do with the ubiquitous air conditioning . |
| 27 | That was what it was , a fit , during which something in her burst and she lost control of herself — or perhaps it had had something to do with the terrible heat . |
| 28 | She finds it hard to explain why , but ponders that it may have something to do with the religious faith she grew up with . |
| 29 | Interestingly , the disparities appeared to be greater the less serious the offence , which may have something to do with the virtual absence of Court of Appeal guidance in respect of less serious offence types , which we remarked on above . |
| 30 | Originally , the abridged talk in Davis 's recording had seemed to be a sensible compromise , yet looking back I can see that it had something to do with the partial dissatisfaction expressed in my review of the reissue : ‘ the total effect is more of a divertissement than of opéra-comique ’ . |