Example sentences of "[adj] a [noun sg] do " in BNC.

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1 Well I kept me own present , I stayed in bed half a day did n't I ?
2 Some people think that childminding is an easy job , but if they spent just half a day doing the work she does I am sure they would soon be ready for bed !
3 Well I mean half a bottle to do the top and the down , you can do that bit , measure if you like .
4 And the mothers had to do it in those days , half a crown to do all the washing for this woman .
5 Two times half a car does not make a car .
6 She got this pink wool like angora twenty five pence a ball , so she started that , then she come on er , no Tuesday , with that she bought some needles cos if she 'd of had some more needles I could of done this one for er , now she 's got the back and er sleeve done I think , half a sleeve done I think
7 Furthermore such a construction does not sit easily with subsection ( 3 ) which preserves the common law as it existed immediately before the Act which undoubtedly gave parents an effective power of consent for all children up to the age of 21 , the then existing age of consent : see Gillick 's case [ 1986 ] A.C. 112 , 167C , per Lord Fraser of Tullybelton , and at p. 182E , per Lord Scarman .
8 Such a concept does itself have roots in theological tradition .
9 In such a way do mountains long for foothills .
10 ‘ In the event of such a development does she think her position would be unassailable ? ’ he asked — echoing the Prime Minister 's earlier comment that Mr Lawson 's position was ‘ unassailable ’ .
11 It is certainly not the case that this can be discerned in the work of all the nouveaux romanciers at the same time ; however , that such a development did indeed take place suggests that a new poetics was being tacitly formulated .
12 As Bernard said , and I had to agree , private nurses with the right technical experience for such a case do n't grow on gooseberry-bushes . ’
13 The departmental affiliation of such a course does n't much matter provided that it is taught by people with relevant research experience .
14 Those of us who believe that our future and national interest lie in such a course do not do so in a spirit of emotional faith or constitutional adventurism ; rather , we take a hard-headed view of where our economic interests lie and where the money will come from in the years ahead .
15 Such a tactic does not appeal to the Australian group .
16 ‘ What is needed ’ he said ‘ is to reassure men that such a procedure does not affect sexual function . ’
17 Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis .
18 An exchange between a finisher and members of the 1888 House of Lords Select Committee on Sweating showed the difficulties of politicians and policy makers in understanding the nature of homework and their tendency to assume that such a worker did her work by hand only because she was too inefficient to do otherwise :
19 As for the possibility of granting certain persons dispensation from the nationality condition , which was mentioned in the last part of the national court 's question ( 2 ) , the Commission referred to Openbaar Ministerie of the Netherlands v. van Tiggele ( Case 82/77 ) [ 1978 ] E.C.R. 25 and Criminal proceedings against Anton Adriaan Fietje ( Case 27/80 ) [ 1980 ] E.C.R. 3839 , from which it appeared that the existence of such a possibility did not redeem a national measure which was incompatible with Community law .
20 It has been rightly pointed out that a quick ball from such a scrum does not necessarily lead to a running game and that the centre of the field , already bustling with activity due to the increased fitness and range of the modern player , would be clogged up with roaming loose forwards relieved of scrummage duties .
21 When you consider the relentless quest for the luxury that has gone into each and every one , the cost of purchasing such a lodge does not seem excessive .
22 Such a scheme does not save you money .
23 A reporter , a correspondent , who sends in such a story does not get it from an official news-agency but from gossip — no doubt checked , reliable and trustworthy , simply marked by its lack of official confirmation .
24 Yet if , like John Cromartie in David Garnett 's novella A Man in the Zoo , such a person did not object to being caged up ( Cromartie enjoyed it ) then we would raise no objection to its continuing , however unenviable we might think it to be ( Garnett 1932 ) .
25 In other words it is said that a verdict of death aggravated by lack of care may be appropriate once there is an inquest but the availability of such a verdict does not determine the question whether or not there should be an inquest .
26 Nevertheless , the fact that the matter had come to such a head did have a sobering effect on them both .
27 The European Communities ' research policy is just one illustration that such a doctrine does not make sense .
28 Such a clause does not require registration under the Companies Act because the buyer is not creating a charge over his ( the buyer 's ) assets .
29 Such a clause does not relieve the parties from the obligation to register a registrable sale agreement , it merely suspends the operation of the relevant restrictions until particulars of the agreement have been furnished to the OFT .
30 Such a projection does not in general preserve causal relations .
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