Example sentences of "do [adj] [prep] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can do that by announcing the decision on the orders from Oman . |
| 2 | IF YOU want to know what books are in the library or find out about the latest reports on new topics , you can now do this without leaving the comfort of your office . |
| 3 | You can not do this without projecting the effect of what you write upon an imagined reader . |
| 4 | As with stone throwers you must do this without measuring the distance to your target , so you must guess the range as accurately as you can . |
| 5 | You can do this through controlling the environment : ‘ Can everyone see/hear me ? ’ , |
| 6 | We can do this by considering the reply Locke makes , in an early draft of the Essay , to an objection which he might seem to invite . |
| 7 | I realised that I could have her full attention as long as I caught her interest , and I could only do this by telling the truth , for she could no more be bothered with the niceties of drawing-room small-talk than could a fox . |
| 8 | With videocassette machines you can do this by putting the machine into rewind mode when you first put the cassette in . |
| 9 | It could do this by giving the fund a loan , in which case our No. 2 calculation would apply : obviously , the payment of interest on the debt would be to the Government 's central funds . |
| 10 | It will do this by accelerating the acceptance of quality as a strategy for global competitive advantage and by stimulating and assisting the deployment of quality improvement activities . |