Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 About one in three claims which do not go to a hearing are dropped by applicants .
2 Most courses are for education and enjoyment only , and do not lead to a qualification , but some courses lead to a diploma , and many universities offer part-time and full-time degree courses in archaeology .
3 According to the STV 's advocates votes are wasted if they do not contribute to a candidate 's election or are superfluous .
4 Obviously , constraints have to be imposed on transactions in emission reduction credits in order to ensure that trades do not contribute to a violation of the air quality standards ( Brady , 1983 ) .
5 It will not be long before the circumstances in this country — I do not refer to a change of Government at the next election , which I profoundly do not wish to see — allow us to catch up in the two key areas which were subjected to further delay on this occasion .
6 The provisions for charging CTT on settled property do not apply to a settlement for charitable purposes only .
7 The Incorporated Practice Rules do not apply to a practice conducted entirely outside England and Wales .
8 Many of the above comments do not apply to a design of the form where S 1 and S 2 now relate to observations ( made simultaneously ) on two different samples of individuals , the first having received treatment X and the second forming the so-called control group .
9 People who are celibate do not belong to a kind of neuter gender because they do not practise physical sex .
10 If you do not belong to a union then ask to see the employer 's handbook detailing minimum terms and conditions and ask to amend your contact in advance of signature if you feel this is necessary .
11 The exclusion principle is crucial because it explains why matter particles do not collapse to a state of very high density under the influence of the forces produced by the particles of spin 0 , 1 , and 2 : if the matter particles have very nearly the same positions , they must have different velocities , which means that they will not stay in the same position for long .
12 This is the reason we can have solid bodies that do not collapse to a point or radiate away to infinity .
13 However because of the different practices involved in defining mature student in relation to age the findings of this survey do not correspond to a body of mature students above a specific age , but only of mature students who were accepted in October 1976 as unqualified adults .
14 The essays in this book do not amount to a programme : but they are intended to provide a springboard for one .
15 If the IRA were besieging Hampstead , the liberals there would soon realise that tolerance and compromise do not amount to a policy for fighting terror .
16 Before such questions can be properly investigated , it is worth asking if the changes do really amount to a revolution in the economic roles of men and women .
17 you know in a , in erm restaurant , in a hotel or whatever , but I , mind you , you do n't go to a hotel that often
18 ‘ If you want to find fossils do n't go to a library .
19 Well I do n't , Alec 's probably er one person who I do n't speak to a lot really
20 But when she got to prison all her mates were telling her , ‘ No , no , you do n't talk to a prisoner like that , you talk to her sharp . ’
21 It 's lucky I do n't talk to a microphone very often .
22 Do n't got to a trader though .
23 If I do n't work to a routine then I feel everything is up in the air !
24 Rick might have put it a little differently : ‘ The problems of the little people do n't amount to a row of beans in this crazy world . ’
25 Perkins said : ‘ To misquote the script of Casablanca , the problems of one old actor do n't amount to a hill of beans . ’
26 Keep the Looms well oiled and follow the Chronicles , I tell them , but they do n't listen to a word I say .
27 Do n't listen to a word they say .
28 A&R staff do n't listen to a tape for the first time in front of a new artist .
29 ‘ That 's because I do n't belong to a union : they do n't have them in advertising , ’ he explained .
30 You have left a place where you are loved and accepted and have come into a strange environment where you do n't belong to a family unit anymore .
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