Example sentences of "[verb] to do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means it is committed to doing exactly the right thing . |
| 2 | She would be the first woman Lord Chancellor , but her love of hunting could prove an embarrassment to a party committed to doing away with the sport . |
| 3 | None of this meant that American companies were no longer interested in financing British filmmakers or even British ideas , but they were no longer committed to doing so , and did n't expect to be sufficiently involved to justify keeping offices in London . |
| 4 | Yes it saves the er er the use of excess energy when you do n't need to does n't it ? |
| 5 | For example the erm , Frank referred to doing quite well and some of that was due to sales into the former Soviet Union . |
| 6 | I mean perhaps it 's not something there used to doing too much , but is it not possible to get them to amuse themselves ? |
| 7 | Ken Vasey did n't have to make a save in the first half , did n't really have to did n't give Charlton a chance , and even in the second half when Charlton came forward more and more , they did n't really have any chances erm one that Lee volleyed over the bar , one that was headed over the crossbar , and the chance that went in the net , so they still did n't have many chances , but erm United somehow erm construed to drop two points , and erm yes , dreadfully disappointing . |
| 8 | ‘ You know we have a department devoted to doing just that . |
| 9 | Here the person referred to did not expect to be alone at the bar . |
| 10 | Oh you saw er you 'd seen this because er you had friends all over , I mean , the fact that you went to did n't er tt get rid of all your friends . |
| 11 | you do sometimes these are the best Morroc 's , but , same , the stall I go to does n't stand on Tuesdays only Wednesdays and Fridays and Saturdays , here are |
| 12 | Unfortunately , two of the people I spoke to did n't know there was more than one strip on the race-course and the one who did — a non-pilot — failed to tell me that Newbury was busy building a new runway in the centre of the course . |
| 13 | Had to did n't they ? |
| 14 | Well the Australians are at least trying to did n't have much success apparently |
| 15 | When you come to doing along on the other side make sure they 're beautiful parallel |
| 16 | behave think of them as less than have to does n't it |
| 17 | Former Downing Street press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham has agreed to become a vice-president of Country Guardian , a pressure group dedicated to doing away with windfarms . |
| 18 | Catherine you said you wanted to did n't you ? |
| 19 | Don Burrell had long recognised that there were " two Janes " ; the Jane who knew she was too good a player not to win and the Jane who recognised that there was far less pressure attached to doing badly than doing well . |