Example sentences of "[modal v] do [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone . |
| 2 | ‘ We must do something about this exhibition , ’ Jay said , with the very English concentration of one commenting on the vagaries of the weather . |
| 3 | Luckily , the rain had stopped and I spent a few minutes baling out , thinking once again that I must do something about drainage , but never seem to get round to it as the weather clears up and everything dries out very quickly . |
| 4 | ‘ We must do something about the cuts . |
| 5 | One day we really must do something about clearing them out . |
| 6 | I 'm killing all these plants by taking my students to Land 's End , I must do something about it . |
| 7 | He decides he must do something about it and goes off to find the works engineer . |
| 8 | Alexandra , we must do something about your hair . |
| 9 | If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service . |
| 10 | He feels that he must do something about it . |
| 11 | ‘ We must do something about those birds , ’ said Paul . |
| 12 | they must do something about the park court this summer , get the perspex sheeting renew renewed |
| 13 | You must do something with Jesus . |
| 14 | Erm I only want to say it is very important that we must do nothing to sort of prejudice the outcome of the consideration of the planning application environment cases sub committee , erm at a later erm stage . |
| 15 | ‘ And if he will not , then John Major must do it for him . ’ |
| 16 | I said , ‘ That is why you must do it for me , Colonel . ’ |
| 17 | You must do it for humanity 's sake . ’ |
| 18 | If you 're signalling E , F and G , you must do it with your LEFT arm . |
| 19 | Okay , and you 've done , you 've done that on one bit of the fraction , so you must do it on the top as well . |
| 20 | I said , ah no and everyone in the class just cracked up sometimes you wonder , you wonder whether he does it on purpose he must do it on purpose , no one can be that thick |
| 21 | He must do it on purpose , no one could be that thick . |
| 22 | And they must do it without letting off any light , or the sky would be aglow with the death throes of neutrinos to this day . |
| 23 | The ban itself is n't unusual but the County Council has also ruled that anyone taking a break for a cigarette must do it in their own time . |
| 24 | Charlotte if you want to do a poo , you must do it in your potty . |
| 25 | When we are in the material world doing work or playing , we should do them with enthusiasm and be wholly committed to them . |
| 26 | I said , each person sitting in this room is entitled to their emotions and if you 're unhappy then you should do something about it , because you ca n't carry on this way with this tension , it 's not productive , it 's not fun … ‘ |
| 27 | For example , when they say : the company should spend more on training " or " The company should do something about its advertising , " what do they mean by " the companY ? |
| 28 | You we should do something about it . |
| 29 | they were strolling up towards Elterwater — ‘ it is an addiction , Mr Crump , worse than tobacco , worse even than alcohol — perhaps the government should do something about it , perhaps my friend Mr Pitt should put a tax on nature as his father put a tax on gin . ’ |
| 30 | You are a municipal worker , you should do something about them . ’ |