Example sentences of "[art] [noun] to do the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a pity he did n't get the opportunity to do the same against France in the final . |
| 2 | I only wish I had the courage to do the same as her . |
| 3 | What must be hurting him today is that others did not have the courage to do the same to him . |
| 4 | Sometimes , when Henry was trying to write a letter of apology to the analyst for having quit , and wondering whether the man was all right — and when Finch was pondering the need to do the same thing — they would wander off together and watch Cecil coaching the people he referred to as ‘ the speaking parts . ’ |
| 5 | In these circumstances I thought it would better serve the interests of air safety generally if a properly appointed accredited representative had the right to do the same thing . |
| 6 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 7 | We 're two short on the top to do the complete cancel . |
| 8 | ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here . |
| 9 | Women , it was generally claimed , were put to do " straight setting " , that is composing lines of type ( by hand for most of the period ) , and only rarely moved from the type-case to do the other tasks regarded as part of the trade ( making up , imposition , locking up chases , carrying formes , etc . ) . |
| 10 | Society imposes an obligation to look after his parents , as a debt owed to them for his upbringing , and owed to society for passing on to his children the obligation to do the same for him . |
| 11 | I wanted the freedom and the encouragement to do the best I could for myself and my family . |
| 12 | This should be of a fine grain size to allow the female to do the small amount of digging necessary to convert her cave into an ideal home for herself and her fry . |
| 13 | A study of a small savings bank in Massachusetts found that its branch-based salesmen sold more than three times as many policies as agents hired by the bank to do the same job , and five times as many as agents working directly for an insurer . |
| 14 | Forty-three members of the old party set up an HSWP cell , and urged their comrades all over the country to do the same . |
| 15 | They let it be known around school that they were collecting waste paper and asked the others to do the same so they could weigh it all in . |
| 16 | Then encourage the others to do the same ; in most two-storey homes you may well be able to catch ‘ suspended ’ children in your arms . |
| 17 | We have tightened controls on the import of wild birds and will press the EC to do the same . |
| 18 | Dick described his part in the restoration project as ‘ chase and race ’ — ‘ I wish I had the time to do the mechanical work , I like that , but I did the parts sourcing and chasing and telephone calls . |
| 19 | But there are no plans to do the same here . |
| 20 | Although sections of electricity line near the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales had been undergrounded following a public outcry , there were no plans to do the same where the route skirted the North York Moors National Park . |
| 21 | It is not difficult to program a computer to do the same . |
| 22 | Merseyside 's Wirral Hospital Trust won a contract to do the dirty washing for Pontins and Trusthouse Forte hotels . |
| 23 | Marianne McCall might be hiding her true colours from the men , but it seemed she felt no need to do the same where Shae was concerned . |
| 24 | It is sometimes quite hard for a person to do the unconventional , but that may be the only safe option . |
| 25 | Now ask a friend to do the same analysis of your attitudes , preferences and prejudices . |
| 26 | Good God , give the blighter a chance to do the right thing . " |
| 27 | Detective Inspector Frank Wilkinson of Skelmersdale CID said : ‘ We want to find this man before he has a chance to do the same thing again . |
| 28 | Now that two hundred pound will only pay one man for a for a week to do the same thing . |
| 29 | The architect or the engineer working within the civil service may believe this to be unnecessary red tape and their culture may be dominated by a concern to do the best possible job conforming to the highest professional standards . |
| 30 | You are really saying , ‘ We must find a way to do the impossible . ’ |