Example sentences of "most do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Lilley looked like he would have more time than most to do so . |
| 2 | I have more reason than most to do that , having been shot 10 times by the IRA . |
| 3 | The Neo-Expressionists mostly seem too dour to qualify — and most do not make prints on a sufficiently regular basis . |
| 4 | While they might be expected to say this , most do not admit to it . |
| 5 | A few Tory MPs echo the call in public ; in private most do . |
| 6 | Love is a capacity : some have it , most do not . |
| 7 | Most do only limited damage to plants , and good garden hygiene is usually adequate treatment if they get out of hand . |
| 8 | The idea of ‘ showbiz ’ or making money is regarded as a vulgar distraction ( most do not have families yet ) . |
| 9 | Some cause disease ( that is , are pathogens ) , but most do not , and many are vital for the continued survival of all other living things . |
| 10 | But most do still read reviews , usually as a form of long-stop to make sure they have not missed important titles on their initial selection , or to buy extra copies of titles which have been particularly well received . |
| 11 | Some interviewers have the ability to carry impressions and those assessments in their head ; most do not . |
| 12 | Most do not degrade . |
| 13 | This scepticism apart , most bass amp manufacturers would opt for a similar system if they thought the market would stand it , but realising that it places significant extra financial strain on the consumer , most do n't . |
| 14 | Of course , younger sons often enjoy their mothers ' particular favour , but most do not have a mother like Elena to indulge them . |
| 15 | It does n't matter whether you work alongside non-Christians , as most do , or with Christians , as is the experience of a minority . |
| 16 | Most do n't need them . |
| 17 | ‘ Too many people are trained in art history for the available jobs ’ , he says , ‘ and most do n't want to work outside London . |
| 18 | In a nutshell , it is argued that either Van Valen 's results show linearity with time , which is held to be biologically without significance , or most do not , in which case Van Valen 's ‘ law ’ breaks down . |
| 19 | Most do , lots do n't … |
| 20 | If customers preferred more choice , as most do today , IBM 's existing subsidiaries could compete for their business more fiercely and profitably than they ever can as part of Big Blue . |
| 21 | Most do not qualify for redundancy pay , pensions , sick pay or national-insurance benefits until they have been with a firm for two years . |
| 22 | By the time they arrive at Maidstone , there fore , most have settled into the routines imposed by a long sentence of imprisonment and most do at least feel that some progress through the system is being achieved . |
| 23 | Improving medical recognition of depressive disorders , especially when they present , as most do , with somatic symptoms , is one way . |
| 24 | Hardwoods such as oak are better , but most do not accept preservative very well . |
| 25 | Few are naturalized and most do not wish to be . |
| 26 | When you are interviewed for a job which may involve press relations ( and most do ) your potential employer will often call a few journalists on major publications to see what reaction they have to your name . |
| 27 | Not all commercials have music , but most do , even if it is only background music bought from a library of such material . |
| 28 | Some became pregnant through contraceptive failure , such as missing taking the Pill for a day , or a faulty condom , but most do it through not using any kind of contraception at all . |
| 29 | The few businesses that do manage to achieve this profit handsomely , but most do not achieve it once the market is established . |
| 30 | But most of the ions and electrons are deflected , and of the few which penetrate most do so up the magnetotail . |