Example sentences of "[noun] do a [adj] amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , the major ones , I mean the engineer ones used to levy all firms two and half percent and therefore , there is an incentive to do a certain amount of training itself , and the finance obviously was self-generation itself . |
| 2 | Unlike Rousettus , which can see very well and which uses unmodified relatively low-pitched sounds to do a modest amount of echolocation to supplement its good vision , the smaller bats appear to be technically highly advanced echo-machines . |
| 3 | That service did a considerable amount of work after the explosions on Piper Alpha . |
| 4 | The last Jackson tour saw Jennifer doing a considerable amount of running around the stage … |
| 5 | as far as part time work goes and supply work , because erm that work is sort of quite spasmodic I suppose it can be I mean some people do a regular amount some do bits here and there . |
| 6 | Although Yugoslavia does a substantial amount of trade with OECD countries , it also has large trade connections with the Soviet Union and the socialist countries of Eastern Europe . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ I think Esther Rantzen does a tremendous amount of good work , but she is a media star and I would hope that she will realise that people accept what she says as gospel truth . |
| 8 | University students of all kinds , not just those studying archaeology , often participate in excavations in vacations , and some university archaeology departments require their students to do a certain amount of practical work , on site or in a museum , as part of their course work . |
| 9 | The Connecticut engineering company does a small amount of sensitive nuclear-weapons work for the American government . |
| 10 | Curiously , given that its UK arm does a significant amount of work on VME mainframes , there is no place for ICL Plc kit in D&B 's initial plan — not so smart , perhaps — but again , support is expected to follow shortly . |
| 11 | ( b ) The House does a considerable amount of scrutiny of complex and technical legislation . |