Example sentences of "[verb] to do so [subord] " in BNC.

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1 However , the four Basque deputies elected in October for United People ( HB ) had still not taken up their seats , and the Constitutional Court confirmed in a ruling on March 29 that they would not be permitted to do so unless they swore the conventional oath of allegiance to the Constitution [ see p. 37135 ] .
2 Until he is capable of doing this without a rider , he can not be expected to do so when ridden .
3 We may tend to assume that other companies and cultures operate with the same sorts of motivations and criteria of success as we do , despite the fact that Japanese companies , for instance , turn in a very low rate of profit compared to those in the United Kingdom , and indeed do not need to do so because of the low interest charges and ready availability of capital in their country .
4 I hesitate to do so because that 's actually a source of difference between us and the County Council .
5 You are not obliged to tell anyone at school of your child 's HIV status , but you may choose to do so if you feel it is best for your child to have a trusted adult who knows the situation .
6 He must have decided to do so because he took on an apprentice the day after he was freed .
7 Maxton led the opposition to this view , claiming not that the Party should disaffiliate immediately , but that it should not hesitate to do so if its freedom to advocate the Socialism in Our Time policy were limited .
8 His father told him he had never come closer to disobeying an order in his life , but he was finally persuaded to do so because it was pointed out to him that if the British Army did not send back the Cossacks , the Soviets would not send back British POWs .
9 Doubtful whether to accept this honour , he was persuaded to do so when the NID asked him to represent them as well .
10 They 've promised to do so as soon as a new constitution has been written , but western diplomats say that could take up to two years .
11 The High Elves of Ulthuan have never developed gunpowder technology as have the men of the Old World and Dwarfs — indeed they have never needed to do so as their marksmanship with the bow is superior to that of lesser races .
12 So you see you need not make your own designs although I think that you will certainly want to do so when you get going .
13 The sufferer has to want to seek help and will not want to do so if other people cover up the consequences of addictive disease .
14 Eight failed to do so because of a recurrence of their disease that could not be attributed to any particular food constituent .
15 Also , when families are providing care for a disabled relative they usually want to continue to do so if this is at all possible .
16 Nor should we expect the very few who do not want to teach to continue to do so when they might be more usefully employed in management , audit , service , or research tasks .
17 At one o'clock a hymn was sung to enable those wishing to leave to do so whilst newcomers entered .
18 This is a strong reservation amongst Christian Aid staff also , who point to institutes and universities in the South which are already trying similar approaches ( for example theological training in India ) or who are staffed to do so if funds could be provided .
19 Er and I suspect some of our competitors may have to do so as well .
20 Moving on to the question of defenders stopping the try by not standing on the goal-line , Law 27(e) is clear about what the offending team must do : ‘ The opposing team must run without delay ( and continue to do so while the kick is being taken and while the ball is being played by the kicker 's team ) to or behind the line parallel to the goal-lines and 10 metres from the mark , or to their own goal-line if nearer to the mark .
21 But , when you do check , make certain that you have maintained straight and level flight just previously , and that you continue to do so if re-setting the DI .
22 ‘ The means of accomplishing these points did not immediately present themselves : but early in 1765 it occurred to me that , if a communication were opened between a cylinder containing steam and another vessel which was exhausted of air and other fluids , would immediately rush into the empty vessel , and continue to do so until it had established an equilibrium : and if that vessel were kept cool by an injection , or otherwise , more steam would continue to enter until the whole was condensed ’ .
23 They spot their prey from the air and , having successfully visited the pool , continue to do so until all the sizeable fish have been taken .
24 ‘ Just temper , Daddy , darling , ’ she muttered under her breath , her anger threatening to bubble to the surface , only failing to do so because of the sickening throb in her forehead .
25 In most cases , the ministers not directly involved had either read the brief late the previous night , or started to do so as the argument proceeded . ’
26 Even the Diet did not immediately call for offensive action against Russia , but it decided to do so when the tsar refused to negotiate on the basis of anything less than abject Polish submission .
27 Indeed , they would probably not wish to do so unless it was centrally heated .
28 But I might not wish to do so because I might believe it to be wrong to buy an Italian car for one reason or another .
29 Responding to Heath 's invitation , Wilson wrote that he was not a member of the Conservative Party , or of any political party , and while he was willing to assist the Advisory Committee by participating in the work of its study group on post-war crime , he would not wish to do so if the implication of his participation was to become politically committed .
30 Nor would she wish to do so if he were to marry Cora-Beth , no matter how nice the girl was .
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