Example sentences of "[prep] doing [pron] in the " in BNC.

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1 Bingham wants to hand over to his successor a highly competent squad capable of doing something in the European Championships and the basis of it is certainly there .
2 But , as one ex-councillor puts it , ‘ If he ca n't manage to present the Labour Party in new colours in his own constituency , what hope has he of doing it in the country ? ’
3 This route to the Jabri Nullah proved elusive and highlights one of the problems of doing anything in the Himalayas : poor maps and strange local information .
4 I tidy and vacuum the sitting room after she 's gone to bed — I do n't see any point in doing it in the morning because it 'll only get messed up again .
5 He angered even the faithful by doing it in the middle of the night , announcing he would slash spending to close a gaping budget deficit and promising to use the new tax revenue to bolster poor school districts .
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