Example sentences of "do a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the school did do a production I played Celia . |
| 2 | Of course at school they always tell you that you should do a secretarial course , which was absolutely dreadful , and they put you off the idea of a career in the theatre just as much as they can . |
| 3 | I ca n't do a thing with my carrots |
| 4 | It is a heavy serviceable machine and I am not really knocking Wilson because in another situation it would probably do a very good job but for us it is just not a very pleasant tool to be with . |
| 5 | Perhaps we should do a little bit of matchmaking , ’ she suggested . |
| 6 | When eavesdropping ( a vicarious ghost-life he goes in for ) , he hears Raskolnikov tell Sonya about the crime , and later , without openly referring to it , the potential suicide twits the actual murderer : Sell , you can certainly do a lot . ’ |
| 7 | One recalls Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov , the potential suicide twitting the actual murderer with ‘ well , you can certainly do a lot ’ . |
| 8 | The problem with ditching Eurotunnel 's management would be that there is no certainty anybody else could do a better job . |
| 9 | The rest will do a nine-hour day — after which , I imagine , they will be seeing potatoes in their sleep and grabbing at phantom clods of earth for half the night . |
| 10 | There was no international recognition of the Hun Sen government , no agreement on the cessation of foreign military aid , and Prince Sihanouk did not do a deal with Hun Sen cutting out the Khmer Rouge . |
| 11 | In any case , 100 Welsh players having the opportunity to take on the world champions and learn from them will do a lot of good for Welsh rugby . ’ |
| 12 | In most gardens the show must be made up of performers that can do a spring or summer act as good as their autumn one . |
| 13 | Diesel park West sent us incredible demo tapes , but I would not do a deal without seeing them perform live. , |
| 14 | Eliot 's play aimed to penetrate beyond the ‘ frightful ’ to a deeper sense of universal evil — ‘ Any man might do a girl in ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 15 | Then they said , you 're at art college , you must be able to draw , you could do a drawing of the gentleman in question you claim you bought the guitar from . |
| 16 | Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too . |
| 17 | Lack of takes may induce him to wander and do a complete tour of the lake whilst his rods are still ‘ fishing ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I can do a little of both . |
| 19 | I reckon I could do a job like that . |
| 20 | I 'll do a real nice one and get Peter to write inside it so it 's all neat . |
| 21 | ‘ If you can do a thing once you can do it again . |
| 22 | ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive . |
| 23 | ‘ They are blaming their current woes on the state of the market , when in truth , we would do a better job than the Dixons management in restructuring and repositioning the business , ’ said a Kingfisher executive . |
| 24 | I hope they do n't ask me to come and do a benefit concert up there . |
| 25 | There are complex legal matters involved which need the experienced guiding hand of a good solicitor who will do a thorough job and we are able to recommend excellent local ones experienced in the area . |
| 26 | It was fabulous because King Crimson had such a tremendous sound and such a tremendous image that for them to suddenly stand up and do a lot of Buddy Holly hits with Donovan singing vocals was really cute . |
| 27 | But anyway , we created that whole idea that no-one could photograph him , no-one could do do a story on him unless it was going to be a cover story , which was outrageous because he was virtually unknown in America . |
| 28 | Two measures should do a good deal to grease the wheels of the City 's securities business . |
| 29 | Nor do they do a lot for me as erogenous zones . |
| 30 | They were under no illusions that they could do a better job from Detroit , but they had become increasingly concerned that they were getting out of touch with what was happening around the world , and that the tail was beginning to wag the dog . |