Example sentences of "[noun sg] do not do " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that side did n't do so badly at all . |
| 2 | The photograph did n't do much for the man . |
| 3 | She said then , very quickly , like a trick question to someone in the Yes/No interlude on the Michael Miles Quiz Show : ‘ Marriage Guidance did n't do much for your need to dump , did it ? ’ |
| 4 | If all that money we gave to Band Aid did n't do the trick , it must be because there are just too many of them . |
| 5 | ‘ Seeing it from the car did n't do it justice , ’ Nicolo said . |
| 6 | The psychological problems arise because those not born to it tend to assume that if the horse does n't do it when asked , the rider ca n't be asking properly . |
| 7 | We are saying that this applicant does not do that |
| 8 | Anyone who tried to prove Alex Household did n't do it , when faced with all that evidence , needed his head examined . |
| 9 | The sounds of gunfire and shelling did n't do anything to calm my fears . |
| 10 | Hard work do n't do anything . |
| 11 | I 'll know the address cos old law do n't do thirty five a week . |
| 12 | Mrs Donaghy and Patricia McKeown , deputy regional secretary of health service union , UNISON , agreed that management do not do enough to support staff . |
| 13 | The show of dissent did n't do Foster 's England chances any harm as 72 hours later he was told of his recall by Essex skipper Graham Gouch at the expense of Lancashire 's Phil de Freitas . |
| 14 | But people who knew the man say they think the council did n't do enough to find out if he was in need of help . |
| 15 | Oh yes , it 's council do n't do it , er , they have to , the Trainers ' Association paid for that . |
| 16 | Despite Norman Lamont 's pre-election Budget most analysts believe the Chancellor did n't do enough to secure a victory . |
| 17 | The hon. Gentleman 's attitude does not do justice to the seriousness of this debate . |
| 18 | Bet the queen does n't do that ! |
| 19 | It will be apparent from the earlier discussion that a simple assertion about helping old people maintain their independence does not do justice to the subtleties of achieving a balance between independence and dependence which is acceptable or tolerable to the old people concerned . |
| 20 | respect in order to ensure that there is adequate visibility from a single point of access from this dual property , it will be necessary to remove a considerable amount of existing hedge to the front of that property , it 's almost inevitable that it will have to come down , because it 's necessary from the visib visibility display point of view , now that will mean that the whole of these properties are clearly visible from the road , and a major part of the present hedging will have to come down , in short this proposal does n't do a great deal for the village , in fact as far as the residents of that end of the village are concerned it does a great deal of damage to the village , I |
| 21 | The solution lies in removing from the fourth head the bulk of cases which are charitable in spite of the fact that a particular group is primarily benefited , namely gifts in relief of distress , and thereby making possible a more limited definition of the general sections which can be regarded as benefiting the community and a more sweeping rejection of gifts which though benefiting the community do not do so directly . |
| 22 | But for God 's sake do n't do anything impulsive . |
| 23 | I was saying , for God 's sake do n't do it ! |
| 24 | The exaction in this case was accordingly unlawful not because of what the corporation did but because of what the plaintiff did not do . |
| 25 | But Forest did n't do much threatening either , largely because their brilliant young midfielder , Roy Keane , is being played at centre-back . |
| 26 | All I 'm trying to tell you is how my account of how we tell the truth explains this fact , which apparently simpler accounts of how we tell the truth do n't do . |
| 27 | ‘ But your daddy does n't do the pools . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ My husband does n't do any housework or cooking but he is marvellous with the children , ’ says Larissa . |
| 29 | My husband does not do anything . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't do anything if the team does n't do things for me . ’ |