Example sentences of "[vb base] to do the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you propose to do the same ? ’ |
| 2 | If you meet people from other countries , they understand what you mean if you say to do the legal thing , or the just thing , or the right thing , in certain ways , but it seems to me to be a slightly soggy , but nevertheless very important , British concept of doing the decent thing , which may be just , may be legal , may not be either of those two , but the British man has a very clear sense of what it entails . |
| 3 | " I really have n't any particular interest in the sale , except that I want to do the best that I can for this retired artist , Sam Mills , " he said . |
| 4 | I ask them to visit some of the communities that I represent , from which industry has disappeared and in which it is not only the person approaching pensionable age who is unemployed and in receipt of social security benefit , but the caring young people in the family who want to do the best for their relatives . |
| 5 | I just want to do the best I can . " |
| 6 | Now for copyright reasons , if you want to do the Blind Watchmaker , and I 'd very much like you to , you 've got ta borrow the disk from me , okay ? |
| 7 | The trouble is that many other firms want to do the same , so the profits of the business will probably be lower by then . |
| 8 | The Czechoslovak voucher scheme , which will apportion shares in state enterprises to the general public , was received with scepticism by the Poles ( who want to do the same thing a different way ) and with disdain by the Hungarians ( who think state enterprises should simply be sold ) . |
| 9 | After pouring energy into factory automation the inventive Japanese want to do the same for people 's houses and flats . |
| 10 | If you do want to enjoy a one-to-one relationship of a companionable or romantic nature there are various ways one can make contact , other people who want to do the same and they need not have marriage as an aim if that is not what you want . |
| 11 | But they got the main job done and now they want to do the same against Spain next month before heading to Belfast for a party . |
| 12 | ‘ I wo n't run any of the major three championships after Barcelona , but I still want to do the big marathons , like London and New York . |
| 13 | ‘ I hope to do the same in London this year as I did last — win it . |
| 14 | Dealing 2000 Phase Two , due out this year ( forex dealing ) , and the upcoming Globex after-hours futures trading system hope to do the same in other markets . |
| 15 | People are what they are , but some acts are good , others bad , and legislators , reformers and ‘ moralists ’ should aim at organizing society so that human beings as they really are find themselves in circumstances where they tend to do the former . |
| 16 | So , after instigating a revival of the widest flares since Slade and The Sweet first strutted their stuff , they 're all set to do the same for drainpipes . |
| 17 | I just know they like to do the whole family . |
| 18 | same sort of direction continue to do the same sort of things . |
| 19 | He might like the proposal you have in mind , and decide to do the same on his property . |
| 20 | ’ Six o'clock — off we go to do the usual patrol . |
| 21 | Me and the missus , we usually try to do the Daily Mirror Quick Crossword of an evening . ’ |
| 22 | Anyone reading this who used to use The Guardian as a mirror in the mornings to find out what they thought about the issues of the day is likely to be in for a shock if they try to do the same today . |
| 23 | Wild animals tend to hide away when they fall ill or are injured , and those in captivity try to do the same , but it 's almost impossible for them . |
| 24 | When women gather to do the same , it is called gossip . |
| 25 | There is an unbelievable variety of skeg shapes available which all aim to do the same job , namely , keep the board sailing in a straight line . |
| 26 | You can either pay this in sterling or in US dollars , if you choose to do the latter , please take the rate of exchange as that existing on the date you raise the payment . |
| 27 | And a thousand men stayed , they were boasting , to level the church and the hall and the monastery and then leave to do the same to Scone and to Perth . |
| 28 | But the very fact that you are reading this book makes it probable that you wish to do the best for your health and that of your family ; so what I would like to look at here is what is the best and healthiest nutritional intake for your body . |
| 29 | Once again this week you need to do the following in preparation for the " Grand Review " : review your weight loss record any reactions you experienced make a note of any foods you have discarded note the positive drinks or foods that you have discovered . |
| 30 | Readers are simultaneously voters ; what appeals to them will be of compelling interest to those who need to do the appealing at election time . |