Example sentences of "would do [adv] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Apart from their capacity to excite and frustrate in equal measure , the pair shared a common bond as they meandered away from Highbury — and both would do well to heed the advice given freely to them . |
2 | Some dealers would do well to heed the advice offered by Mark McCormack in his book What They Do n't Teach You at Harvard Business School — Awareness of when you are imposing can be an important asset . " |
3 | ‘ In many Free Churches I fear that awe is an unknown factor ’ and ‘ some who sneer at elaborately worked altar-cloths would do well to cultivate the spirit of those by whom they were presented . ’ |
4 | Equally , many countries would do well to acknowledge the honesty of subSaharan nations in being largely open about the nature and scale of the epidemic within their borders . |
5 | Vendors would do well to remember the principle illustrated in Finney Lock Seeds Ltd v Mitchell ( George ) ( Chesterhall ) Ltd [ 1983 ] 1 All ER 108 in that the damages incurred and awarded ( in that case nearly £100,000 ) can be far in excess of the purchase price paid for the assets ( in that case approximately £100 ) if the loss is a consequence of a defective asset . |
6 | Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings . |
7 | The Indo-Chinese ministers warned the ASEAN states that they would do well to accept the reality of Indo-China and offered to sign non-aggression treaties with them on a bilateral basis . |
8 | Before embarking on silage , a smallholder would do well to master the principles and work out clearly in his mind how he is going to cut , gather , and cart the crop , where he will locate his tower or clamp , and how the silage will be fed . |
9 | Visitors to Thailand would do well to avoid the donkey rides , where a notice reads : ‘ Would you like to ride on your own ass ? ’ |
10 | The public relations professional would do well to consider the communications research which has demonstrated the effect of demographic factors such as age , class , gender and occupation on the development of meaning . |
11 | Nevertheless , I feel that people in Scotland would do well to consider the fact that many Scots have made their home south of the Border . |
12 | Border 's side would do well to approximate the sensitivity and skill the Reverend showed . |
13 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
14 | They would do better to read the chapter ‘ Developments in Yugoslavia ’ in volume iii of Prof Hinsley 's official history of British intelligence , part one , for a refutation of the claim that Tito did not fight the Germans , supported by copious and conclusive quotations from Ultra |
15 | Democratising pension funds , putting workers on the boards of companies , sponsoring the international worker networking described by Gary Herman in last week 's issue ( ‘ Hooked on IT ’ ) , and making foreign-language training obligatory for company executives ( as well as MPs , especially left Labour MPs ) would do more to make the economy socially progressive and productionist than any campaign to turn the pound into a peseta . |
16 | I found some cotton stuff that would do nicely to replace the sacking at our windows , and a pair of linen sheets . |