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Example sentences of "[det] [noun] do [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	So on there you 've got er oh I would n't know what that adverts to do with
2	I did n't enjoy hurting friends , but each blow did in some way help me to cope with a temper .
3	‘ I do remember , at the discussions with Verity , they even had a few sketches done of the kind of clothes she would wear .
4	‘ What can big lads of this description do in such surroundings ? ’ he asked .
5	Correct or not , this hypothesis does at least hint at the complexities which could have been involved when Æthelred 's counsellors sat down to decide whether to pay or fight , and offers one of a range of reasons why individual self-interest may have resulted in less fighting than might have been expected .
6	This research does in fact have a more general methodological purpose in that it addresses , and provides an extremely useful example of , the difficulties of measurement in economics .
7	The precedent suggests a reference to persons under the Tenant 's control in order to exclude mere callers , but where the clause refers to servants of the tenant ( which some precedents do despite the archaic nature of the expression ) it may be as well to qualify this with the words in the course of employment in case it is claimed that a servant will , by the nature of the expression , always be under the tenant 's control .
8	I would like to see some research done into this .
9	They were charged that they did contrive , design and plot to murder MOIR NcILCHENICH widow of Ellister for mere avarice and covetousness to attain to her money which they supposed she had lying by her in her house and in pursuance of this plot did upon some day of April 1698 in dead time of night murder her by strangling her with her own belt and thereafter threw her body over a rock into the sea so that the deed was not discovered for some time .
10	‘ I 've got some work to do at home . ’
11	And you had some work to do at home on that .
12	She sets you some work to do in groups and you enjoy it .
13	‘ No , I had some work to do in the kitchen and I left them here . ’
14	My neighbours were anxious to have some work done on their house .
15	And having said that , they recognize the difficulties of the moment , it 's the question of the alternatives , and there needs to be some work done on that .
16	Now come on , let's get some work done around here .
17	There must be some act done with the deliberate intention of doing harm to the trespasser , or at least some act done with reckless disregard of the presence of the trespasser .
18	There must be some act done with the deliberate intention of doing harm to the trespasser , or at least some act done with reckless disregard of the presence of the trespasser .
19	What would this column do without the Funday Times ?
20	You want your nice boyfriend to do naughty things — the things this girl does in your fantasies .
21	What was this girl doing at one of Amelia 's dos ?
22	The officer at Leicester 's not available at the moment , so he hopes by the next meeting erm if Leeds have an opportunity to see that letter , and perhaps have a short report on what this council does with respect to Nestle/1 and also what other councils have done .
23	What was this glider doing on an operation in which apparently gliders were not involved ?
24	If he comes up and he says , Well we want this job done in a quarter of the time .
25	He says , We want this job done in a tenth of the time .
26	So how many gangs are you going to need , to get this job done in six hours ?
27	Now if I wanted this job done in six hours , how many men would I need ?
28	If I said , I want this job done in two hours .
29	" It does n't bother — perhaps it should , but then that is what this business does to you .
30	These are the first people to contact if you do not properly understand your benefit entitlements or if you are unhappy about some point to do with your pension .