Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] do [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national curriculum should do nothing but good if it is a means of ensuring that schools do not , for example , permit children to give up all science subjects at the age of thirteen , or fail to reach a reasonable competence in read g and calculating by the time they leave school . |
| 2 | I do n't think even the most jealous Committee of Privileges could do anything with such a sentence , but its meaning is clear enough . |
| 3 | ‘ The Computers could do it without trouble . |
| 4 | A DG could do nothing about this . |
| 5 | Let them show the enemy that they were not the only ones who could attack by sea ; and show also that the Scots could do it in less blundering fashion . |
| 6 | The car would do it for a minute or two . |
| 7 | ( b ) A registered foreign lawyer shall do nothing in the course of practising in partnership with a solicitor which , if done by a solicitor would put the solicitor in breach of any of these rules or any other rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to solicitors . |
| 8 | ( c ) A registered foreign lawyer shall do nothing in the course of practising as the director of a recognised body which puts the recognised body in breach of any of these rules , or any other rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies . ’ |
| 9 | No body established by the two parties will do anything outside the law to halt any sell out ; what they will do is to engineer situations and emotions that lead other people to break the law . |
| 10 | Government plans to restructure the police force will do nothing for morale , and will not improve the service according to the Scottish Police Federation . |
| 11 | But England could do nothing with the advantage because of the ferocity and speed with which the Irish forwards hammered whichever luckless Englishman was left to tidy up the tap . |
| 12 | Any fool can buy a blue-chip index ; Aunt Agatha could do it for herself , if she had the money and a stockbroker . |
| 13 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 14 | That boy will do anything for me , even up to getting himself killed by a lion . |
| 15 | ‘ Some folk will do anything for money , money makes many a man into a fool or a villain . ’ |
| 16 | You do not need to type in all the dates for yourself — the spreadsheet will do it for you . |
| 17 | But I mean if the Townswomen 's Guild can do it for cheaper why ca n't we ? |
| 18 | As this area is in Cabus Parish I have been asked to contact you to see if your council can do anything about this matter . |
| 19 | But their defence could do nothing as winger Sharpe burst down the left and opened them up with a devastating cross . |
| 20 | ‘ I wish Marcus could do something for me . |
| 21 | Alternatively , the chairman could do it on his horn , ca n't he ? |
| 22 | Or or or the vice chairman could do it on alto clarinet and give somebody else a clarinet part to play . |
| 23 | Let's have a look at that white sheet first erm , quoits are done , I 'll do the pools after those shot , javelin , discus , low on darts , they 've ticked these so I hope to God they 're right well that Justin 'll do anything to be perfectly honest er I wish she , it makes it so difficult when you ca n't trust people . |
| 24 | He looked just like Fand , his real self locked away so that his body could do nothing but Fincara 's commands . |
| 25 | She could almost feel the internal battle raging within her , and for a long moment could do nothing but gaze at the stage , torn between seeing it as a hostile no-man's-land and home . |
| 26 | She was asking what Steve had come up with job wise she said if ever I wanted a C V writing Graham 'd do it for me |
| 27 | ‘ A black eye and a bloody nose would do nothing for my publicity photos . |
| 28 | Dogs would do it to us with their teeth but they have laws and guns instead . |
| 29 | Louis would do anything for a pretty girl . ’ |
| 30 | Notice that the enzyme can do nothing about the difference , h , between the initial and final energy engineer can , by digging a tunnel , reduce the height to which one must climb to travel between them , but if there is a difference of altitude between the cities he can not alter it . |