Example sentences of "does it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Dentan cites an informant who asked rhetorically ‘ what good does it do an unhappy person to have another person upset ? ’ ( 1968 : 64 ) .
2 ‘ The Labour Party will have to very quickly make up its mind : does it want a Labour Party clearly led by Neil Kinnock , as I do , or one run by Ron Todd ?
3 ‘ Is your question one of personal curiosity , or does it represent an official line of enquiry ? ’ countered Toby , crossing his skeletal ankles .
4 When does it pay a young male to remain with his companions operating a preferred strategy of delayed takeover ?
5 Does it strike an answering chord with your mother ?
6 Does it provide a new way of paying for welfare in the 1990s ?
7 On the other , it may bring to light significant features of style which would otherwise have been overlooked , and so lead to further insights ; but only in a limited sense does it provide an objective measurement of style .
8 Into this arena then a book like Petch 's comes as a tremendous boost to the debate , in that not only does it provide an excellent summary of this area of community care policy ( including Scottish policy ) , but it also goes into the microcosms of eleven supported accommodation projects and looks at how such policy works in practice .
9 Does it require a special sort of teacher , one with particular gifts , to do this satisfactorily ?
10 Does it require a special sort of teacher , a special type of teacher , to do this satisfactorily .
11 Does it add a new dimension to its noun or would the noun be better off without it ?
12 Nor does it entail a straightforward shrinking to the nuclear family unit as a consequence of industrialization .
13 Why does it seem a good place for a nest ? .
14 This says that a member can defend itself , but in no sense does it endorse a prolonged campaign of counter-attack .
15 Does it follow a biorhythmic pattern ?
16 Land reform does not necessarily lead to an immediate rise in output , neither does it increase a physical supply of land , nor does it significantly alter the ratio of peasants for the amount of land available .
17 The test of a task description is : does it indicate a necessary function within the system performance ?
18 What is market research , and why does it play an important role in the marketing function ?
19 Is it — does it have a private bathroom ? ’
20 But does it have a biblical basis ?
21 Does it have a nice atmosphere ?
22 There is considerable debate over the long-term significance of this trend in politics ; does it have a clear effect , in turn , on the influence of the Labour party ?
23 Does it have a WYSIWYG mode or , to put it into English , does the user see on the screen exactly what he 'll get on the page ?
24 It 's what you 've written a a complete idea in itself , and does it have a main verb .
25 Ask the manufacturer which company is supplying the maintenance — is it provided by the manufacturer itself , or does it have a third party maintenance contract ?
26 Does it have a short time span or does it last over a period of time ?
27 Nor does it have a dorsal fin on its back .
28 Does it have a full set of keys ? ’
29 Does it have an insulated pan for extra economy ?
30 This does not imply an absence of norms , nor does it incorporate an implicit racism : rather , polygamy and divorce are the norms , leading to a wide range of local , unstable types .
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