Example sentences of "[vb base] do [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are both in their late teens and they appear to do far less than their fair share of the office load , often leaving important copy work uncompleted at five o'clock , so that Julia has to authorise overtime payments for them . |
| 2 | Because I want to do as much as we can during the holiday so that when you go back you you 're up there with the rest of them okay . |
| 3 | We want to do as much as we can while we have a contact over there . ’ |
| 4 | But I want to do so much of |
| 5 | Children of this age want to do so much , but do n't yet have the ability to tackle many things — which makes them feel frustrated . |
| 6 | In summary , Paint and Create does very little that has not been done elsewhere — but what it does achieve is to bring together in one coherent and consistent product a series of easy to use enjoyable programs that will delight the younger user , and more importantly provoke use of imagination and of creative thought . |
| 7 | Of course , it is not for me to suggest that I am worthy of ever being placed alongside the likes of the ‘ great ’ butlers of our generation , such as Mr Marshall or Mr Lane — though it should be said there are those who , perhaps out of misguided generosity , tend to do just this . |
| 8 | This is consistent with the findings which indicate that young people tend to adjust relatively easily to working life and that the less academic tend to do so more than others . |
| 9 | I like to do as much as I can to help Radio Skerne . |
| 10 | Governments only try to do too much when they trust the people too little . |
| 11 | The problem is that at the beginning of each new year , we either ignore the tradition of making resolutions , or we try to do too much at once and fail dismally . |
| 12 | These courses will normally only be available to students who apply to do both such courses . |
| 13 | I mean does n't that |
| 14 | If we 've done well this year , and we have , it 's thanks to her — ’ Gasping , a hand pressed to his chest , he collapsed on his bed . |
| 15 | With a lot of help from other people I believe we 've done just that . |
| 16 | I 've done out all me rows , I 've got ta come down instead of going across . |
| 17 | Besides , I 've done too much for the big pots . |
| 18 | ‘ I would n't dream of it , ’ he reassured her quickly , ‘ you 've done too much for me already . |
| 19 | I 've done too much of what you expected already . |
| 20 | ‘ No , Harry , I 've done too many terrible things in my life , and I 'm going to change . |
| 21 | I gave up my management job in industry and since then we 've done as much as we can every day . |
| 22 | I 've done as much as I can to make it comfortable , but , among other things , it needs a modern bathroom , a new roof and all the windows replaced . |
| 23 | But council officials say they 've done as much as they can to protect their female staff . |
| 24 | They 've done as much as they can anyway and even 1,800 Geordies will make more than enough noise , I 'm sure . ’ |
| 25 | I 've done as much as I could with that one but |
| 26 | I mean you say ‘ I 'm only a housewife ’ , and then some man comes home and thinks you 've done fuck-all all day . |
| 27 | I 've done so many of |
| 28 | They 've done so much brilliant stuff , from Marley to Traffic to U2 . |
| 29 | at those , because you 've I mean you 've done so much work on the , you 're doing so well with them it would be a shame to just let it sort of slip out of your mind . |
| 30 | ‘ Thanks , but you 've done so much for me already . |