Example sentences of "[pron] do a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mentle has suggested I do a flattering team profile , but fiction was never my strong point . |
| 2 | ‘ If I do a good piece of journalism , fine . |
| 3 | When I do a good workout , I feel fine , but then I start to think ‘ I 've just worked off 500 calories — what can I stuff my face with ? ’ |
| 4 | I do a good job and I make mistakes . |
| 5 | ‘ Just because I do a good job for her business does not mean that I wish to sleep with her . ’ |
| 6 | Things have been patched up between us by Lord Coleworthy , who likes me and thinks I do a good job . |
| 7 | ‘ I do a certain amount of television , ’ he said offhandedly , with a slight disclaiming smile . |
| 8 | At least if I do a dropped shoulder I might do the neckline before I do the sleeves , and then it once you 've done the sleeve it 's finished , you know what I mean ? |
| 9 | I do a 10 per cent water change every week . |
| 10 | Cos what I tend to do is I do a full board there find out |
| 11 | I 'm not much of a cook but I do a passable roast . |
| 12 | Lights are on 12 hours per day , I do a 20 per cent water change fortnightly and feed frozen food once a day . |
| 13 | And you need to choose a P E P manager per year , so if you 're already with one P E P manager , you 've either got to buy him out and give it to another P E P manager , or you can , you can erm er choose another one each year in other words , I do a different P E P each year , with a different manager , and that keeps everything moving so that you 've got a good spread . |
| 14 | I do a few preliminary sketches and spend a number of hours finding suitable reference material . |
| 15 | I do a fair amount of charitable work — I was president of the BMC which I really enjoyed doing and I 'm president designate of the Council for National Parks which will come up in October . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's the head office of a company I do a fair amount of work for , ’ he explained as the floor numbers ticked silently across the display above the door . |
| 17 | I do a fair amount of employment yes . |
| 18 | I do a little turn like I seen them fashion models do . |
| 19 | I do a little dealing from home . |
| 20 | Well I do a little bit of yachting . |
| 21 | How do we go to the the form , a number plus times it by the convex conjugate , is sub three minus four I , three minus four I , and what we get is three minus four I , over twenty five , eh , that sound reasonable to three twenty fifths , minus four twenty fifths high and that 's Q , I , and one over Z square or the second bit , several ways to do this , what you can do is work out what the square is first , so if I do a little aside Z square , it 's three plus four I square , which is nine plus three forty five , twenty four I , plus sixteen I square , which is twenty four I , divide seven , who 's that , so one over Z square is one over , minus seven plus twenty four I . |
| 22 | When I do a Chinese meal |
| 23 | I do a big education job for management [ when it 's needed ] . |
| 24 | We have now turned almost full circle , but instead of employing someone to bait the swim , we have turned to a choice of mechanical devices which do a similar job . |
| 25 | One view has it that they are the trusted preservers of law and order , men and women who do a difficult job very well and who deserve to be respected and admired throughout the communities which they protect . |
| 26 | They 're not like junior house doctors who do a ninety two hour week just work until they drop ? |
| 27 | Apart from looking ridiculous I 'd feel uncomfortable , and if you feel uncomfortable , you do a rotten show . |
| 28 | ‘ You do a despicable thing like that , then calmly say you 're sorry ? ’ |
| 29 | You do a complete circuit , left or right depending on wind , and then you can go where you want . |
| 30 | I do enjoy the magazine , and on the whole feel that you do a good job based on the difficulties that you must have keeping it interesting . |